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2018, 03-27 Regular Format MINUTES City of Spokane Valley City Council Regular Meeting Formal Meeting Format Tuesday, March 27, 2018 Mayor Higgins called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m, Atta~nc/ance, Sia f Rod Higgins, Mayor Mark Calhoon, City Manager Pam Haley, Deputy Mayor John l lohmaui, Deputy City Manager Brandi Pcct;., Couneilmember Cary Drkkell, City Attorney Linda Thompson, Councilmember Erik Lamb, Deputy City Attorney Ben Wick, Councilmember Mike Stone, Parks &Rue Director Sam Wood,Councilmember Bill l4clbig, City Engineer Arne Woodard,Councilmember Chelsie Taylor, Finance Director Gloria Manly, Engineering Manager Adam Jackson, Planning Grants Engineer Christine Bainbridge, City Clerk INVOCATION: Mayor Higgins announced that the pastor scheduled to give tonight's invocation is down with the flu,so Mayor Higgins 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. APPROVAL OF AMENDED AGENDA it was moved by Deputy Mayor Haley, ,seconded and unCifitmous/y agreed to approve the amended agenda; after which Mayor Higgins announced we have a special Proclamation honoring Katherine Morgan, Mayor Higgins and Liberty Lake Mayor Peterson met at the podium,and after Mayor I I iggins read the proclamation and it was handed to Ms. Morgan by the City Clerk; and Council, staff, and the audience gave Ms. Morgan a round of applause, INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS AI"W PRESENTATIONS n.a COMMITTEE,BOARD, J,TATSON SUMMARY REPORTS Councilmember Wood; reported that he attended the STA(Spokane Transit Authority)board and planning and development meeting and he mentioned the passage of SB 6414 concerning population-based representation on the governing body of public transportation benefit areas, which he said results in increases to the number of board members so the City of Spokane will have four members, but we remain at two. Councilmember Wood also noted that service animals, but not pets, can now be on buses; and that them will be more buses going to Cheney to assist with the Eastern Washington University population- C:ouncilmemnber Pcetz: said she attended a transportation committee meeting which included a presentation from Go Rail concerning transportation issues, and information about the Bigelow Guieh/Forkcr construction projcet- Councilmember Woodard: said he attended several Chamber events; went to Nancy Hill's retire.ment/f'arewell at SCRAPS and hopes to meet her replacement soon; attended a SAW meeting at Modern Electric, which is a-joint board meeting on water issues; went to an SWI'C (Spokane Regional Transportation Council)meeting al CeitlerrPIaiee sponsoring the legislators,which he said was an interesting meeting with mostly transportation people in attendance- mirkutes Regular Council Meeting:03-27-201a Paget of 7 Approved by Coumneil:01-l0-2018 Councilmember 'Thompson: reported that she attended the Health Board Operations and Budget meeting and learned how their budget works and how grants come in; went to a training session today concerning the Liquor Cannabis Board where [hey diseusscd changes in marijuana advertising to make sure those ads are not appealing to youth; and that she participated in a ride-along with Meals on Wheels. Councilmember Wick: said he wasn't able to meet with the SRTC and legislators, but did attend several other meetings; spoke again about SRTC's grant call for projects and of the processing for taking some projects off the top and that they allocated funds to do a study called Division Street Re-envisioned, which looks at Division and what will happen with the North/South corridor once completed; that they set aside money to do the TMC, or Transportation Management Center,which deals with how we can use that center to betler use our transportation network, including dispatching initial response and signal coordination; and set aside funds to do a study on the interchange of 1-90 and Colfaxf.Pullrnan Highway as that major intersection is having some challenges and if the lanes were expanded, it could be very expensive, so they are looking at alternatives;and did a set aside for street preservation projects so instead of having to project preservation projects for live years cart, you can actually do it in Iwo-year increments; said he met. with representatives from Burlington Northern where they talked about Barker and double tracking; and he met with Brian Raines, who is the Eastern Washington Outreach Director from Maria Cantwell's office, and thanked them for the TT.GI R grant and mentioned that he started laying the foundation for the Pines project. DeputyMayor l laley: also mentioned lite STA meeting where they re-defined service animals so only dogs and miniature horses are permitted on the buses; said she also did a ride along with Meals on Wheels and said they do much more than deliver meals; said she was in Washington, D.C. last week with the STA and had an opportunity [o thank Cathy Mc-Morris Rodgers for the TIGER grant; and said we have not yet celebrated receiving that.award, but said this represents a huge amount of work and the reward is amazing, MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Higgins reported that he addressed the Japanese American Citizens League; attended the Cionzaga- Whitworth Military Ball; went to the West Valley Robotics Fair; and also participated in a ride along with Meals on Wheels. PROCLAMATION: Honoring Katherine Morgan, CEO, Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce This item was moved to immediately after the approval of the amended agenda(sec above). PUBLIC COMMENTS: Mayor Higgins explained the process,and then invited general public comments. K im omments- Kim I le[rn, Spokane Valley: said last year she worked with local parents 1:o get 2018 legis[ative agenda item for parental rights which was ultimately approved by Council to be added to Conneil's legislative agenda; said she was under the impression our City lobbyist would be pulling for any bills on the Council's [egislative agenda, that there was plenty of time but it wasn't heard,and she asked if perhaps that would be addressed so she can know what happened in Olympia with that issue. L 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(he Consent Ai eirla. a. Approval of claim vouchers on March 27,2018 Request for Council Action Form,Total: $2,31 1,1 ] 1.05 b. Approval of Payroll for Fay Period Finding March 15, 2018: $337,292.64 c. Approval of March 2,2018 Council Meeting Minutes, Special Meeting d- Approval of March 6,2018 Council Meeting Minutes, Study Session e. Approval of March 16, 20181 Council Meeting Minutes, Special Meeting It was moved by Deputy Mayor Haley, seconded ornd unanimously agreed to approve the Consent Agenda Minute:,Regular Council tuiccting:03-27-2018 Page 2 of7 Approved by CoLncil:04-10-2015 11. Motion Consideration: Barker BNST Grade Separation Alternative Selection Design Contract — John Hohinan It was moved by Deputy Mayor Haley andseconded to authorize City Staff to utilize Alternative 5 as the prOerr'ed alternative in moving the Barker Road Grade Separation Project forward. [Alternative 5 includes a 3-leg roundabout,with an estimated total project cost of$19 million in 2020 construction costs.] Deputy City Manager Hohinan mentioned Chat this is the fourth discussion on this topic since Council gave conscnsus in January of this year to move forward with alternative 5; said there have been a lot of comments, and tonight's presentation will he a shortened version; he noted that Mr. Take Minard from David Evans is in the audience if there are technical questions. City Engineer Ilelbig went through the bulk of the PowerPoint explaining the project description, location,benefits, the original diamond interchange proposal, design considerations,2017 alternatives evaluation, and the preferred alternative 5.Mr_ I lohman mentioned the numerous public outreach opportunities,and as noted previously, said we need to celebrate awarding of the TIGER. grant; that nationwide there were 482 project applications for a total of$ ,5 trillion, and only 41 projects were granted; he said we were the only award in Washington State although there were 24 other Washington state ,ant applications; he said this is rare, but we did our homework,applied several times for the larger project;went hack and came up with the project that works just as well if not better, for half the cost 'there was brief Council discussion concerning anticipated growth and how this project will accommodate that; after which Mr. Holman said the design contract approval is now set for April I0a, and it will not include the design effort to lay out that Ott' leg nor do the actual construction as part of this project; he said that could change depending on the outcome of our discussions with Spokane County, the developer, and WSDOT; he said at this point we have done the modeling to make sure this will handle future growth and that the roundabout will function well now and far into the future; he said we need to progress through those discussions to see how tar our effort encompasses that work, so we are looking at making sure that our design effort leaves space, that the geometry will work, and depending on that discussion we can include portions of the fourth leg in this particular design or the whole construction of the remaining road up to the neighborhood, but that is yet to he determined because there is cost sharing that would have to be brought forward from potentially Spokane County, and the developer; and said he is not sin-e where WSDOT is in that mix. Mr. I lohman said we have been following the prescribed path of WSDOT and what they really want is the County and the developer to discuss this with them, and he said this will happen in the near future, and that we will be there as well. Mr. liohman said again at this stage, that leg will not be included hut can be easily amended into the effort depending on how those discussions go. Councilmember Wick asked if there will be options at the end of the main hid for this project as well, similar to other bids we have done, and that way we won't slow down the design process, and maybe have some figure if they were to come hack and amend it; maybe some interlocal between the jurisdictions, or include for example an option A for a fourth leg. Mr. Hohman replied that having alternate bids could easily be done;however, if this is done as part of the City as our public project, the cost for that connection will be substantially higher than if the developer did it himself as we are held to prevailing wage rates and there are many other factors associated with that; but we can get the design effort going with getting the surveyors out there,and getting the geotechnical engineering to do the foundation work, get the design moving, and then this component could be c-asily added once we are moving on the project. Mayor Higgins opened the floor for public comment. Sherry Robinson.: said she has attended multiple meetings and she thanks the representatives, city staff and everyone who has gone through h this project; said traffic lights are expensive and sometimes people run into them; there is a safety concern and with a roundabout, there is the reduction of fatalities making the roundabout so worth it. Darcy VanDeusen Liberty Lake: said when he picks up a friend at.the Del Rey and Trent. intersection, the line of sight there is terrible, and he hopes someone in the valley would go to bat; and said he is thrilled about this intersection, and he extended his thanks. Bob West, Spokane Valley: he thanked the staff for the tremendous amount of work; said he lives in that area and drives that all the time and it is a dangerous spot;that there was expert work from the staff on this and the input was overwhelming from the community, and he hopes Council takes that into consideration and moves forward as MtnutcsRegular Council Meeting:03-27-2015 Page 3 of 7 Approved by€"nuns{[,04-10-2018 expeditiously as possible- 'There were no further comments. Vole by Acclamation_ In Favor,' drrraninous. Opposed.- none. Motion carried ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: 2. Legislative Update—Briahna Murray &Chelsea f lager of Gordon Thomas Honeywell Lobbyists Briahna Murray and Chelsea Hager of Gordon Thomas Honeywell went through their PowerPoint presentation giving an overview of the 2018 Legislative Session; they discussed our City's legislative priorities, and they discussed our successes including the Apple way Trail Park Amenities which included$540,000 in the 2017-2019 Capital Budget; the $1,5 million in 2017-2019 Transportation Budget left unchanged in 2018 Supplemental Transportation Budget; said there was an additional $500,00(} appropriated in 2017-2019 for the I-90 Barker/Henry Harvard project; they mentioned I louse Bill 2057 which passed so now if a home is abandoned and if a nuisance, the financial institution may access the home to abate the nuisance and secure the property. They spoke about the many attempts to fund the indigent defense and about the marijuana legislation, both of which were defeated; they explained that the parental rights legislation bills did not advance even though there was broad support in Olympia for the hill (SB 5598). In wrapping up their report, [hey mentioned several of AWC (Association of Washington Cities)priorities, and tha[ [hey will begin reaching out to legislators this fall for the 2019 session. NEW BUSINESS: 3. Second Reading Ordinance 18-00}7, Small Cell—Erik Lamb After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved by Dep ty Mayor Haley and seconded to approve Ordinance 18-007 adopting small cell deployment regulations. Deputy Ci[y Attorney Lamb said Council has seen this information several times now, and that this will amend certain code provisions as well as adopt two new chapters dealing with small cells, as noted in the ordinance title and body of the ordinance. Mayor Higgins invited public comment. Mr. Steve Burke. Coeur d'Alene and representing Mobility, said he is also in favor of these amendments. There were no further public comments. Vere by Acclamation: In Favor: unanimous. Opposed, none. Motion carried 4. First Reading Proposed Ordinance 1$-008, MClmetro Franchise Agreement• Cary Driskell After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved by Deputy Maley and seconded to advance proposed Ordinance 18-008 regarding granting a telecommunications franchise to MChneir•u du a second reading. In his explanation, City Attorney Driskell added that this is our standard franchise ordinance format, and there is nothing new since our discussion last week. Mayor I Liggins invited public comment; no comments were offcrcd. Vote by Acclamation:In}'avor, unanimous. Opposed, none. Motion carried, 5.First Reading Proposed Ordinance I 8-009, Verizon Franchise Agreement Cary Driskell After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved by Deputy Mayor Haley and seconded • to advance proposed Ordinance 18-009 regarding granting a telecommunications franchise to Verizon Wireless toasecond reading. City Attorney Driskell went over the information contained in his March 27, 2018 Request for Council Action, and said staff and Verizon Wireless have agreed on the proposed terms. Mayor Higgins invited public comment; no comments were offered. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor• urrcrrrimous. Opposed.: none. Motion can'i rd. 6-_First Reading Proposed Ordinance 18-010, MMobilitie Franchise Agreement—Cary Driskell After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved fry Deputy Mayor Haley and seconded to advance proposed Ordinance 18-010 regarding granting a ielecomrarun ications franchise to Mobilitie to a,second reading. City Attorney Driskell said them have been no changes on this since his March 20,2018 administrative report.Mayor Higgins invited public comment. Mr. Steve Burke, of Coeur d'Alene and on behalf of Mobil itie, said he appreciates Mr. Llriskell's efforts in working with their lega[ department, and Miiwtes Regular Council Meeting: 03-27-2018 fags 4 of 7 Approved by Cuun i]:04-10-201$ that Mobilitie is ready to execute this as written. There were no further public comments. Vote by Acclamation:in Favor: unataibnou.s_ Opposed: none. Motion c:czr'ted, 7. Motion Consideration: Bid Award, Sprague Ave, Sullivan to Corbin—Erica Amsden, Gloria Mantz It was moved by Deputy Mayor Haley and seconded to award the m are Avenue Street Preservation }'reject, Sullivan to Corbin, CIP 0248, to Inland Asphalt Company in the amount of$1,4'58,803.00 and authorize the City Manager to.fnaliae and execute the construction contract. Ms. Mantz explained the project and the bid process as noted in her Request tsar Council Action form. Mayor Higgins invited public comment;no comments were offered. Vote by Acclamation:In Favor: unanimous. Opposed;none. Motion carried. 8. Motion Consideration: Bid Award, I°l°S krill Phase 1 Project-Gloria Mantz, Craig Aldworth It was moved by Deputy Mayor Haley cmd seconded to award the 17'S bell, Phase 1 Project, GTP 0201 to Power City Electric, Inc., in the amount of$371',216.28 and authorize the City Manager to.finalize and execute the construction contract. Ms. Mantz gave sonic background cot'the project and the results of the bids, and said Power City Electric come in as low bidder. Mayor I liggins invited public comment; no comments were offered. Vote by Acclamation,' In Favor: unanimous. Opposed:none. Motion carried. 9. Motion Consideration: 8"`and Carnahan Right-of-Way Acquisition Remediation.—Gloria Monti, It was moved by Deputy Mayor Haley and seconded to authorize the City Manager to issue final paytnent in an amount not to exceed$60,000 for the price differential and incidental costs. Engineering Manager Mantz explained the situation requiring this motion, all as stated in her Request for Council Action form. Mayor I liggins invited public comments; no comments were offered. Counoilmcmber Wick said it hurts to spend this kind of money for something we already purchased, and that this is government spending a( its worst, Vote by Acclamation: in Favor, unanimous. Opposed: none. Motion carried. 10.Motion Consideration: Potential Grant Opportunities: (a) SRTC,(b) (c) PBP, and (d) CSP— Adam Jackson, Colin Quinn-Hurst It was moved by Deputy Mayor Haley and seconded to authorize the City Manager or designee to apply for NRTC, (,'LSP, PBI', and SkIS grants as listen!in Table 1. '!'able l Secured Funding Fund City # Project Total Cost Match Corn ment Funds Request Si!uri.e (13.5%) Pincsll3l' 41f CS)E' $i3O£Ii},{1{){) SO $ ,595, 00 STDG $405,00 City-fault-led PE phase in O Only) 2018-19 r Barke —Euclid to STBCI 1 $500,000 FMSTI3_ 2 Dar $2,500000 $106,500 $1,730,000 STBCi-4A $270,000 C;SIJFBI'Apps Barker— STRU $760,000 FlvMST R_ River to Euclid 3,�400,U(}f} 0 $2,C,29,C{1{l STRG-SA $410400 CSPJPBP Apps _ PP� Barker — Garland STBG � $420,000 F fSTR. to Trent ,IOU,Ut O $0 ],453,2f}Q STBG- A 226,800 CSP/PRP Apps Sprague& Barker $1,600,000 $140,220 $1,384,000 C:MAQ $216,000 CSPIPIJPISRTS Apps Intersections 6 Pine Mission $1,400,000 $0 $1,211,000 C;MACS $I89,00{I CSP Apps Intersection. 7 Mullan Road $1,150,000 $0 $994,750 ST BG $155,250 Argonne 20% FMSIB + ,800,000 $0 $2,900,000 S'113C, $391,500 Rec ouxtructiaou $1,348,500 Need Minutes Regular Council Meeting;03-27-20I8 Page 5 of 7 Approved by Council:04-10-2018 • 4 Park Road $310,000 [1 ,268,150 All $x11,850 2010 PE fiinrtle[l by IOW Only) SRTC_ 10 de Wilbur Road $645,000* 0 $557,925 STDG-SA U7 075 Sir'Sl£°l'S may hand tap to Sidewalk 75%($183,750) 11 Citywide Signal $180,000 $s] $142,000 CSP $.18,4141[1 *Indicates a 10%match, Backplaies not 13.5% Citywide Sign * 'Indicates a 10%match, ^12 fust Reflectors $78,000 $0 ►70,200 CSP 7,8t141 not 13.5% TOTAL S22,563,000 $15,955,82 TOTAL $2,4113,675 As he was going through the projects and information listed on the PowerPoint slates, Mr. Jackson noted that the right-of-way phase for the Pines Road 13NYSF Grade Separation project Oil),the right-of-way phase for the Park Road widening reconstruction project(119),the Mullan Road preservation project(117),and the city-wide sign post reflectors(1/12)were added since this was last discussed with Council two weeks ago. Mayor Higgins invited pub]is comments.Darey VanDcusen,Libeity Lake said that on Mission and Conklin is a very strange intersection,one lane turns right but the other goes straight but it doesn't go straight; said he is talking about going cast; said if he were from out of town and it was the middle of the night,he would wonder what happened to the lane; said maybe that needs somethingvery simple or minor, even an arrow indicating the road moves over a few inches. There were no further public comments. Counc ilmember Woodard said he likes all the projects and is glad the stop sign posts qualify for grants. Vote by Acclamation: #tr b'crpor• unanimous. Opposed.- none_ Mallon earned PUBLiC C OMMENT : Mayor Higgins invited public comments. Diana Wilhilc, Spokane Valley: said there were a number of times when she would get chided by the Board of County Commissioners; said she wanted to compliment the City Council for having Gordon Thomas Iloney expend funds io lobby for over $.5 million to improve County property, and said she is sure the County will be del ighted to hear all the great improvements our Council will be doing on the County's land; said when the City of Spokane was founded and in talking to the citizens, that we wanted to provide public safely,have great infrastructure and take great care of our parks,so perhaps the City Council might look at That with Gordon Thomas Honeywell when they go to the legislature to help us find funding,for some of these wonderful projects that we hear, the transportation needs instead of parental rights; said she doesn't ever recall anyone saying that they wanted her to advocate for parental rights; so she would Iike to see us expend our funds on getting money that will go to us get things that will be of a benefit to our City. Lani f)el.ong, Spokane Valley: said with all the construction projects, it is really important for signage, including speed limit signs on the road; and it is also important to be able to read the street names. John I larding. Spokane Valley: spoke concerning accountability and the oversight in the voting process; said for that may months the feds have been trying to getconfirmation from the states that they can show receipts or confirm that a person's vole actually counted; said states that have complied showed dramatic differences in how the vote was decided; said there are counties in the Midwest where they had 100% participation for one individual; said they arc finding this happening throughout the country; there are different entities [hat have iooked into this; people with some authority say it is likely that in the state of Washington tk>at we have senators and state representatives who were illegally voted into office; he said our state is not complying with procedure, and said he would like to know why we arc not through our represmtatives and senators; said it seems to him we should demand they comply, and if they don't why can't Spokane County do a process so we know as county citizens that our vote counts; said he heard from several sources who were involved in being present when votes were being tabulated, of an awful lot of minutes Regular Council Meting; 03-27-2018 Page 6 of Approved by C'nainci l:G4-10-2018 impropriety that occurred, and apparently this doesn't just happen once; said he would like Council to consider coming up with some proclamation, or something else, so the residents of Spokane County and especially Spokane Valley, know that our votes were properly tabulated,and maybe send something to the Governor that we feel the right and legal thing to do is to comply with the federal request for this information,; he said the vote is the underpinning of our republic and it seems to him that il'wc can't rely on our vote to be properly tabulated, we are in a very precarious situation itt this country. Sherry Robinson, Spokane Valley: she extended thanks to Council for working on issues that impact the lives of the citizens,with the road projects, school safety,and she suggested that in the future when looking at projects, that perhaps the bicycle pathway and the street from University, 32nd to 161h where lJniversity Elementary is, that it can he reduced to meet the full south and north of the school to two lanes with a bike lane; said there is no bike lane in front of University F;lementaiy. ADIVIINISTRATIVE REPORT 12_ Advance Agenda--Mayor Higgins There were no suggested changes to the Advance Agenda. INFORMATION ONLY (will not he reported or discussed}. 13. Department Reports These reports were for information only and were not reported or discussed. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS City Manager Calhoun said that with Council's approval of alternative S on the grade separation project, that would be the largest project we have ever had at $19 million, with other lesser but still large projects including the Sullivan Road West Replacement, City ]hall, and the Barker Bridge Replacement, and he noted this is a monumental move forward. It was moved by Dephly Mayor Haley, seconded and amanimousIy agreed io ad oaorra_ I'he meeting adjourned at 7:57 p.m. ,, .414441 ATF `ST Lit. Higgins, ,o Kristine Bainbridge,City Cleric — Minutes Rcgular Coionuil lvleefiug: 03-27-2018 I'agc 7 of 7 Approved by Council:04-10-2018 SPOKANE ANE. VALLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, March 27, 2018 6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting GENERAL CITIZEN COMMENTS SIGN-IN SHEET YOUR SPEAKING TIME Will GENERALLY BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES This sign-in sheet is for making comments not associated with an action item on tonight's agenda, if you wish to comment about all individual action item on tonight's agenda (such a a r otion to approve an ordinance, resolution, or contract) the Mayor will ask for corn= s on ' case items once that item is reached on the agenda. Please sign in if you wish to make public comments. NAME TOPIC OF CONCERN YOU YOUR CITY i IDENCL PLEASE PRINT WILL.SPEAK ABOUT 1 r1 - ;= t ; s;/ R-,411-1-5 r'r 4} Please role that once information is entered on fll is,form, it I coin c a public record subject to public disclosure.