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2019, 10-08 Regular Formal Format MINUTES SPOKANE VALLEY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING FORMAL FORMAT Spokane Valley City Hall Council Chambers Spokane Valley, Washington October 8, 2019 Mayor Higgins called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Attendance: Councilmembers Staff Rod Higgins,Mayor Mark Calhoun, City Manager Pam Haley,Deputy Mayor John Hohrnan,Deputy City Manager Brandi Peetz, Councilmember Cary DriskelI, City Attorney Linda Thompson, Councilmember Chelsie Taylor,Finance Director Ben Wick, Councilmember Mike Stone, Parks &Recreation Director Arne Woodard, Councilmember Caitlin Prunty,Attorney Bill Helbig, City Engineer ABSENT: Erik Lamb,Deputy City Attorney Sam Wood, Councilmember Christine Bainbridge, City Clerk INVOCATION: In the absence of a Pastor, a few moments of silence were observed. 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 Wood. It was moved by Deputy Mayor Haley, seconded and unanimously agreed to excuse Councilmember Wood from tonight's meeting. APPROVAL OF AMENDED AGENDA It was moved by Deputy Mayor Haley, seconded and unanimously agreed to approve the agenda. INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS AND PRESENTATIONS n/a COMMITTEE,BOARD,LIAISON SUMMARY REPORTS Councilmember Thompson: said she attended her first board meeting with the AWC (Association of Washington Cities), and that they had an excellent audit and are financially sound; said she attended the NLC (National League of Cities) Crime Prevention Committee meeting; went to the SNAP (Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners)fundraising luncheon;participation in AWC's orientation;attended AWC's Cities on Tap where they had great conversations about networking opportunities; attended the Regional Health Board meeting where they talked about the 2020 budget, and said there will be no fee increases in 2020; as a representative of the Board of Health, she attended the Strategic Planning Coalition for Suicide Prevention where they discussed the high rates of violence; and that she met with the new Chamber's Strategic Initiatives Manager who started yesterday. Councilmember Wick: reported that he participated in the Chamber's meeting and that the Chamber is trying to pull together a regional approach for transportation, said last year Senator Hobbs proposed a transportation package but it didn't include any projects in the Spokane Region; so in the last package the state included the North/South Corridor,the Henry Road overpass, and the widening of 1-90 among others; said the Chamber has become involved in bringing people together, and their last meeting included a presentation from SRTC (Spokane Regional Transportation Council) addressing the regional plan and the 2040 horizon to get some of those projects into a package at the state level;concerning the Freight Mobility Board,said the chair of that board pledged there will be a house version of a transportation revenue package coming up this session; concerning the Health District Board, said the admin committee talked about the fund reserve;said that Board is expecting more revenue because of the state shared revenue,but their budget Regular Formal Council Meeting: 10-08-2019 Page 1 of 3 Approved by Council: 10-22-20 l 9 approval process is nothing like ours and the budget won't appear for that board meeting until almost right before being adopted, adding that the Board members will get to see the budget twice before adoption. Councilmember Peetz: said she attended the annual HUB breakfast and she mentioned the HUB 360 program; mentioned there are meetings concerning the 1-90 initiative and she encouraged people to do research as some of the information is misleading; went to the SNAP fundraiser; and attended the AWC Cities on Tap where she noted municipalizes are going through similar things as our municipality. Councilmember Woodard: said he also attended the HUB breakfast; went to the Spokane Aquifer Joint Board meeting where they are working to come up with a model sprinkler and irrigation system as apparently most irrigation systems are less than 40% efficient; went to the Chamber's transportation meeting where SRTC's Executive Director Ms. Minshall gave a great presentation on what occurs at SRTC Board meetings and how projects are prioritized; went to the SNAP fundraiser and said their goal was $40,000 and they actually raised$120,000; mentioned the Innovia Foundation's speaker who spoke about local wealth and working with grants,as well as long-term perpetual giving. Deputy Mayor Haley: said she attended many of the events already mentioned including the SNAP event; also attended the STA (Spokane Transit Authority) Planning and Development meeting where they went over their budget, and said she will be traveling to New York next week with. the STA to look at New York's innovative electronic ticketing method; said she enjoyed AWC's Cities on Tap and spoke with Mayor Condon about the homeless situation. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Higgins reported that in addition to many of the events already mentioned, he also attended the Department of Transportations' ground breaking at Freya and Francis,which initiates the south half of the North/South Freeway; said he participated in the kick off of Octoberfest; went to the Clean Air Board meeting where they discovered they don't have enough money to operate; and that today he went to Spokane Community College where he saw the 787 jet engine donated by Boeing, and he showed a picture of the huge engine on the overhead screens. Councilmember Thompson mentioned that she has an AWC deck of playing cards, and that the five of hearts shows Spokane Valley's Mirabeau Park. PROCLAMATION: Domestic Violence Awareness Month After Mayor Higgins read the proclamation, it was accepted with thanks from.Mr. Chuck Teegarden with the Spokane County Domestic Violence Coalition. 1.PUBLIC HEARING: 2020 Proposed Budget—Chelsie Taylor Mayor Higgins opened the public hearing at 6:24 p.m. After Finance Director Taylor went over the information contained in her October 8 Request for Council Action form, Mayor Higgins invited public comment. No comments were offered and Mayor Higgins closed the public hearing at 6:32 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 October 8, 2019,. Request for Council Action Form Total: $1,465,093.09 b. Approval of Payroll for Pay Period Ending September 30, 2019: $526,333.00 c.Approval of Council Meeting Minutes of September 17, 2019, Study Session Format d.Approval of Council Meeting Minutes of September 24,2019, Formal Meeting Format It was moved by Deputy Mayor Haley, seconded and unanimously agreed to approve the Consent Agenda. NEW BUSINESS: 3. Second Reading Ordinance 19-014 Code Compliance Amendments—Caitlin Prunty After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved by Deputy Mayor Haley and seconded to approve Ordinance 19-014, amending chapters 7.05, 17.100, and 17.110 of the Spokane Valley Municipal Code. After Attorney Prunty briefly discussed the ordinance, Councilmember Thompson asked about graffiti,and Ms.Prunty explained that this ordinance does not address graffiti. City Attorney Driskell stated that this ordinance doesn't affect the ability to contact people about graffiti,and that he hopes to have a report to Council in the next month; and mentioned that a second code enforcement officer will have Regular Formal Council Meeting: 10-08-2019 Page 2 of 3 Approved by Council: 10-22-2019 impact on the graffiti problems. Mayor Higgins invited public comment. Ms. Barb Howard, Spokane Valley: said SCOPE volunteers used to handle graffiti; mentioned the code compliance issue in her neighborhood and said a letter was sent out June 18 that the owner was supposed to be in compliance in July, but they are not in compliance yet; said there are four cars in the back, and ten altogether; and said she would like to see the place cleaned up; and added that when structures that burn don't get cleaned up, it makes the valley ugly. There were no further public comments. Vote by acclamation: in favor: unanimous. Opposed: none. Motion carried 4.First Reading Ordinance 19-015,2020 Property Tax—Chelsie Taylor After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved by Deputy Mayor Haley and seconded to advance Ordinance 19-015 levying regular property taxes.for 2020, to a second reading. Finance Director Taylor gave a brief explanation of the ordinance,said it does not include the allowed 1%property tax increase but does include new construction values of about $250,000; she said the County continues to refine their assessment, which is lower, but she recommends staying with the City's estimate as when the County is ready,they will calculate what our highest lawful levy is, compared to what we put in our budget, and they take lowest of the two, but still add in the construction values. Mayor Higgins invited public comment;no comments were offered. Vote by acclamation: in favor: unanimous. Opposed: none. Motion carried. PUBLIC COMMENTS: After Mayor Higgins explained the process, he invited public comment. Ms. Barb Howard, Spokane Valley:started to mention a debate she watched between Councilmember Woodard and Mr. Gurel, and that she had a question, but City Attorney Driskell interrupted and explained that the Council Chambers cannot be used for campaign related purposes, and said Ms. Howard could always ask the candidates a question off-site from City Hall. There were no further public comments. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS: 5.Advance Agenda--Mayor Higgins Councilmember Thompson asked for a report or information about the impact on Spokane Valley Projects if Initiative 976 were to pass, and said it is important for us to plan. City Manager Calhoun replied that we can provide background on the initiative and talk about what it is without taking a position; and said giving an estimated impact would be very difficult as there would be a great deal of speculation of what that would mean for municipal projects. Councilmember Wick said he would like to extend an invitation to the Census Coordinator, and asked if there is any progress in trying to schedule that. Councilmember Woodard said he will contact her and see if she would be available to attend a Council meeting. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS City Manager Calhoun mentioned that the outside agency presentations were held a few weeks ago and that staff will be looking for Council recommendations by this Friday as the motion for allocations is scheduled for the October 22 meeting. It was moved by Deputy Mayor Haley, seconded and unanimously agreed to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 6:49 p.m. 1 r- (34, /s f A :�. L.R. Hrg, ,.4h. . I .. l ri t ne I ainbridge, City Clerk i Regular Formal Council Meeting: I0-08-20I9 Page 3 of 3 Approved by Council: 10-22-2019