2019, 08-20 Study Session Format MINUTES
SPOKANE VALLEY COUNCIL MEETING
STUDY SESSION
Spokane Valley City Hall Council Chambers
Spokane Valley, Washington
August 20,2019
Attendance:
Cauncilmembers Staff
Rod Higgins,Mayor Mark Calhoun, City Manager
Pam Haley,Deputy Mayor Chelsie Taylor, Finance Director
Brandi Peetz, Councilmember Cary Driskell, City Attorney
Linda Thompson, Councilmember Mike Stone,Parks&Rec.Director
Ben Wick, Councilmember Mark Werner, Police Chief
Sam Wood, Councilmember Bill Helbig, City Engineer
Arne Woodard, Councilmember Carrie Koudelka, Deputy City Clerk
Mayor Higgins called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Deputy City Clerk Koudelka called the roll; all Councilmembers were present.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: It was moved by Deputy Mayor Haley, seconded, and unanimously agreed
to approve the agenda.
1. Council Draft 2020 Budget Goals—Mark Calhoun
City Manager Calhoun presented the ten budget goals listed on the RCA and asked for Council input and
their consensus to include the goals in the final budget document. Councilmember Thompson suggested
that the reference to"younger generations" in goal#8 be replaced with"for those seeking law enforcement
opportunities."She also said she would like to add"and the criminal justice system"to goal#10.It was the
consensus of Council to include both changes and move forward with the ten budget goals for 2020. Mr.
Calhoun said the first draft of the budget, including the goals, will be presented to Council on September
24, 2019.
2. Potential and Pending Projects—Chelsie Taylor
Finance Director Taylor stated that since the July 16th meeting,refinements have been made to the projects
and she referred Council to the new worksheet in the packet materials. During Council discussion, Mayor
Higgins asked that $750,000 be added to the Pines Grade Separation project bringing that total to $1.5M.
Deputy Mayor Haley said she would like to reduce the Earmarked funds to $281,209 to make up the
difference, leaving the other fund allocations unchanged. It was the consensus of Council to proceed
with the noted changes.
3. 2020 Budget Estimated Revenues and Expenditures—Chelsie Taylor
Ms. Taylor went through her Powerpoint presentation stating that this is the second of eight presentations
to Council on the 2020 budget and that it will continue to evolve. She said that the budget presented meets
our primary budget goals, preserving historical levels of service, continuing to work toward funding our
pavement preservation program,having recurring revenues exceed expenditures,and maintaining an ending
fund balance of at least fifty percent of recurring expenditures. She said the first public hearing on revenues
and expenditures will be on September 10th and the City Manager will present the 2020 Preliminary Budget
on September 24th. Mr. Calhoun said the budget will be adopted on November 12th and we would look to
recruiting for the Crisis Co-Response Team immediately thereafter.Chief Werner said the Trueblood grant
application was written to fund a behavioral health specialist as well as commissioned officers. He said it
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was presented today and he is hoping to hear back by next week. Frontier Behavioral Health will need to
recruit qualified professionals and he said that could take some time; however, he said from a law
enforcement standpoint, they are committed to dedicating a law enforcement person right now and then
filling the vacancy left by filling that position later.It was the consensus of Council to move forward with
adding the Crisis Co-Response Team expenditures to the budget.
4. Advance Agenda—Mayor Higgins
No discussion.
5. Council Check-in—Mayor Higgins
Councilmember Peetz recognized that within the Spokane Valley Fire Department,Assistant Fire Marshall
Kevin Eufis retired after thirty-four years of service and Captain Rich Bruce retired after nineteen years.
She wished them well and thanked them for their service to the community. Councilmember Thompson
thanked law enforcement for their quick response to the shooting incident on Argonne last week.
6. City Manager Comments—Mark Calhoun
Mr. Calhoun showed Council the new commercial currently airing locally for marketing Spokane Valley.
He said there are three others under development and the one that aired today will broadcast locally through
the end of October,and two will air in the Seattle market to recruit businesses into Spokane Valley. He said
the Browns Park project will start soon with summer nearing its end, and he mentioned that the Parks and
Recreation Annual "Paws in the Pools" event is August 25th at Valley Mission Park.
7. Executive Session [RCW 42.30.110(1)(b)1 Acquisition of Real Estate
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Haley, seconded and unanimously agreed that Council adjourn into
executive session for approximately twenty minutes to discuss acquisition of real estate, and that no action
will be taken upon return to open session. Council adjourned into executive session at 6:46 p.m.
At 7:07 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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P:\City Clerk\Council Agendas\2019\2019, 08-20\allocation of 2019 transfer to Fund 312
CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY, WA 8/14/2019
Allocation of 2019 General Fund Transfer to Capital Reserve Fund #312
General Fund - 2019 transfer of 2017 fund balance >50% 7,119,300
Excess fund balance from Civic Facilities Capital
Projects Fund #310 18,452
Excess fund balance from City Hall Fund #313 88,590
Total 2019 transfers in 7,226,342
Less 2019 Allocations and Adiustment to Date:
- Garland Avenue Construction * 1,000,000
- Barker Rd. - Euclid to Trent * 1,238,983
- Barker Rd. - Euclid to Spokane River * 310,000
- Adjustments to Capital Reserve Fund #312 financed
projects that were previously underway 31,444
Total allocated thus far 2,580,427
Remaining to be Allocated 4,645,915
Potential Allocation Concepts Discussed by Council
at the June 11, 2019 Budget Workshop.
- Street O&M Fund #101 subsidy 1,364,706
- Pines Grade Separation Project 1,500,000
- Park Land Acquisition 500,000
- Balfour Park 500,000
- Sullivan and Trent Interchange 500,000
- Earmarked to address surprises 1 challenges 281,209
4,645,915
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*These were previously earmarked by Council in the Spring of 2019
Amounts in red based on changes made during Council discussion 8/20/2019