2018, 06-05 Study Session MINUTES
SPOKANE VALLEY COUNCIL MEETING
STUDY SESSION
Spokane Valley City Hall Council Chambers
Spokane Valley, Washington
June 5, 2018
Attendance:
Cauncilmembers Staff
Rod Higgins,Mayor Mark Calhoun, City Manager
Pam Haley, Deputy Mayor John Hohman, Deputy City Manager
Brandi Peetz, Councilmember Chelsie Taylor,Finance Director
Linda Thompson, Councilmember Mike Stone,Parks & Rec Director
Ben Wick, Councilmember Cary Driskell, City Attorney
Sam Wood, Councilmember Erik Lamb, Deputy City Attorney
Arne Woodard,Councilmember Bill Helbig, City Engineer
Gloria Mantz, Engineer Manager
Rachelle McFetridge,Attorney
Nicole Montano, Code Enforcement Officer
Greg Baldwin, Dev. Services Coordinator
Adam Jackson, Planning/Grants Engineer
Erica Amsden, Project Manager
Colin Quinn-Hurst, Sr. Transportation Planner
Marty Palaniuk, Planner
Christine Bainbridge, City Clerk
Mayor Higgins called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL: City Clerk Bainbridge called the roll; all Counciltnembers were present.
ACTION ITEMS:
1.PUBLIC HEARING: Proposed 2019-2024 Six Year Transportation Improvement Program(TIP)—Colin
Quinn-Hurst
Mayor Higgins opened the public hearing at 6:02 p.m. Mr. Quinn-Hurst explained the purpose of the TIP,
and briefly went over some of the more predominant projects, after which Mayor Higgins invited public
comment. No comments were offered and Mayor Higgins closed the public hearing at 6:10 p.m.
2. Resolution 18-003 Adopting 2019-2024 Six Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)— Colin
Quinn Hurst
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Haley and seconded to approve Resolution 18-003, adopting the 20.19-2024
Six Year TIP as presented. Vote by Acclamation:In Favor: Unanimous, Opposed:None Motion carried.
3. 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 June 5, 2018 Request for Council Action Form Total: $305,682.71
b. Approval of May 15, 2018 Council Meeting Minutes, Study Session
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Haley, seconded and unanimously agreed to approve the Consent Agenda.
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4. First Reading Proposed Ordinance 18-012, Code Text Amendment, Hotel/Motel in Industrial Zone-
Marty Palaniuk
After City Clerk Bainbridge read the title of the ordinance, it was moved by Deputy Mayor Haley and
seconded to advance Ordinance 18-012 amending zoning regulations, to a second reading. Mr. Palaniuk
briefly explained this privately initiated amendment as noted in the RCA. Mayor Higgins invited public
comment; no comments were offered. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor: Mayor Higgins, Deputy Mayor
Haley, and Councilmembers Thompson, Woodard, Peetz, and Wood. Opposed: Councilmember Wick
Motion carried.
5. Motion Consideration: BUILD Grant Adam Jackson
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Haley and seconded to authorize the City Manager or designee to apply
for BUILD funds for all phases of the Pines Road/BNSF GSP(grade separation project).After Mr.Jackson
went through his PowerPoint presentation explaining about this grant opportunity, City Manager Calhoun
noted that perhaps Mr. Jackson could draft a list of agencies from whom we could seek letters of support,
and deliver those to Councilmembers who could advocate for this grant on our behalf. Mr. Jackson said he
would get that started after tonight's meeting. Mayor Higgins invited public comment; no comments were
offered. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor: Unanimous, Opposed:None. Motion carried.
6. Motion Consideration: Splashdown Contract—Cary Driskell
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Haley and seconded to authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute
the Lease Agreement with 'New Splash-Down Concessions, Inc., 'for use of a portion of Valley Mission
Park, and any related documents to accomplish the same. City Attorney Driskell mentioned the formerly
proposed ending lease period would put the termination right before the beginning of the season, and said
he therefore proposes a 67 month initial lease which would end at the end of December; and then have a
second optional five-year period beyond that. Council concurred. Mayor Higgins invited public comment.
Mr. John Montgomery, Spokane: said he is the attorney for the New Splash-Down, which has been an
evolving corporation; said the Bleasners were the original owners, and that the site was originally an old-
gravel pit and an old dump pit; and that they opened their facility in 1983, which at the time was the state-
of-the-art facility and very popular with young children and young families; said the Bleasners have poured
their hearts into this trying to make it a successful enterprise for the community. There were no other
comments. Vote by Acclamation:In Favor: Unanimous. Opposed:None. Motion carried
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Mayor Higgins explained the process, and then invited public comments.
Mr. Keith Huger, Spokane Valley: regarding the City's street sweepers, said they don't do Mission at all
and he was wondering why; said he runs and bikes on that street and they don't ever sweep it; said he has
seen the sweepers up and down Pierce three times, but they continue to refuse to do Mission,and he would
like it swept. Mr. Calhoun said staff will follow-up with AAA Sweeping to get a sense of where Mission
is on their schedule of streets to sweep. Ms.Nina Fluegal, Spokane Valley: mentioned the idea of security
for our building,and via the Clerk,distributed copies to Councilmembers of her handout of"Smarter,Safer,
More Sustainable Buildings and Cities" from Johnson Controls,with James(Jim) Fluegal listed as District
Sales Manager. She also mentioned the condition of the Appleway Trail and the amount of weeds; said we
need to maintain the existing sections, that the weeds are numerous and high; said people are also writing
on benches and there is trash everywhere, and that it is a waste and a shame. There were no further public
comments. City Attorney Driskell said we are aware of the Trail situation and there was an initial difficulty
in getting the needed work taken care of, but this should be resolved fairly soon.
NON-ACTION ITEMS:
7. Retail Recruitment Plan—Chaz Bates
Prior to the meeting, as part of the Amended Agenda,this item was removed from the agenda.
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8. Sullivan and Wellesley Intersection Improvement Project—Erica Amsden, Gloria Mantz
Engineering Manager Mantz introduced Project Manager Amsden, and Welch-Comer Senior Project
Manager Mr. Matthew Gillis who is working on the design of this project. Ms. Mantz explained some of
the existing conditions of the project, as well as some points of Spokane County's future project; and the
project background and budget. Ms. Amsden explained about the design options of a traffic signal or a two-
lane roundabout,after which as noted in the PowerPoint slides,said that staff recommends the traffic signal.
Ms. Mantz said concerns were raised by members of the public, mostly about traffic near the schools and
inexperienced drivers trying to navigate a roundabout; Ms.Mantz noted in this area,there will likely always
be a lot of inexperienced drivers. It was noted the speed limit area will be a school zone. Ms. Amsden
explained that outside this specific project,it is a County project, and we would just be working to improve
the intersection. There was Council discussion concerning the amount of traffic and the proximity to the
schools, with some members of Council expressing their preference for a traffic signal. There was
consensus from Council to move this forward to the July 3 Council meeting for Council to determine their
preferred design alternative.
9. Code Enforcement Update—Rachelle McFetridge,Nicole Montano, Greg Baldwin
After Attorney McFetridge introduced Code Enforcement Officer Montano and Development Services
Coordinator Baldwin,Ms.McFetridge started the PowerPoint presentation by explaining some of the duties
of each of the three staff members, as well as some of the current and past code enforcement cases; she
stressed the goal is voluntary compliance and staff works with the property owner with that goal in mind.
City Attorney Driskell said this team works very well together and as they work on these issues, Ms.
McFetridge and Ms. Montano work to refine the process; he said they inherited a large number of cases,
some of which were very old;that they are still working on the backlog of cases but making good progress.
Mayor Higgins mentioned shipping containers on the property around 9n on the NE corner near Evergreen;
and Ms. Montano said she will investigate that concern.
10. Hearing Examiner Services—Cary Driskell
After City Attorney Driskell explained the current issue with the services of the hearing examiner,as noted
in his June 5, 2018 Request for Council Action, he ended his explanation with his suggestion to terminate
the contract with the County by giving six months' notice, after which staff will issue an RFP (Request for
Proposals) and gather options for service elsewhere. There was Council consensus to bring this back in
two weeks for such a motion consideration.
11. Advance Agenda—Mayor Higgins
There were no suggested changes to the Advance Agenda.
12. Council Check-in—Mayor Higgins
Councilmember Woodard mentioned that SRTC (Spokane Regional Transportation Council) and the
Chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring a Roundabout Conversation event scheduled for tomorrow from
6-8 pm at CenterPlace. Mayor Higgins and Mr. Calhoun referenced the Library's Business in the Park
event, Saturday, June 16, from 10 am to 6 pm, which will be held on the Library's property across from
City Hall.
13. City Manager Comments—Mark Calhoun
Concerning tomorrow's SRTC sponsored event concerning roundabouts, Mr. Calhoun said the event will
be held from 6-8 pm,with a Q&A opportunity at the end; on the same topic tomorrow from 9-12 there will
be a workshop for engineers and planners, and from 5-6 there will be a reception for elected officials with
an opportunity for elected officials to meet the panel members. Mr. Calhoun again reminded everyone of
the cancelled Council evening meetings on June 12 and 26th and of the special budget workshop meeting
June 12, beginning at 8:30 a.m. here in Council chambers.
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I4. Executive Session: [RCW 42.30.110(1)(b)1 Potential Land Acquisition
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Haley, seconded and unanimously agreed to adjourn into executive session
for approximately 15 minutes to discuss potential land acquisition, and that no action is planned upon
return to open session. Council adjourned into executive session at 7:46 p.m. At 8:04 p.m. Mayor Higgins
declared Council out of executive session, at which time it was moved by Deputy Mayor Haley, seconded
and unanimously agreed to adjourn.
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