2020, 11-10 Formal MINUTES
City of Spokane Valley
City Council Regular Meeting
Formal Format
Tuesday,November 10, 2020
Mayor Wick called the meeting to order at approximately 6:00 p.m. The meeting was held in City Hall
with Council, staff and the public participating remotely via Zoom meeting.
Attendance:
Councilmembers Staff
Ben Wick, Mayor Mark Calhoun, City Manager
Brandi Peetz, Deputy Mayor John Hohman, Deputy City Manager
Pam Haley, Councilmember Chelsie Taylor, Finance Director
Tim Hattenburg Councilmember Cary Driskell, City Attorney
Rod Higgins, Councilmember Erik Lamb, Deputy City Attorney
Linda Thompson, Councilmember Mike Stone, Parks & Recreation Director
Arne Woodard, Councilmember Bill Helbig, City Engineer
Connor Lange, Planner
Christine Bainbridge, City Clerk
ROLL CALL: City Clerk Bainbridge called the roll; all Councilmembers were present.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: It was moved by Councilmember Hattenburg, seconded and unanimously
agreed to approve the agenda.
INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS AND PRESENTATIONS: n/a
COMMITTEE, BOARD,LIAISON SUMMARY REPORTS
Councilmember Haley said that at the Continuum of Care board meeting they discussed individual shelters;
construction of the Cannon Street shelter should be completed by mid to late November; they are trying to
decide ownership of the Mission shelter,the lease expired and neither Spokane County nor Spokane wants
the shelter.With regard to the Low Income Tax Credit,they received two applications and she reported that
Catholic Charities received the funding for a 48-unit complex near Holy Family Hospital. At the STA
Planning& Development Committee meeting,they were notified that there will be 65 new stations built in
2022, 32 will be high performance. 33 city-line and 7 at the STA Plaza; and she said they are working on
the Transit Development plan, Service Implementation and Capital Improvement plan and the budget.
Councilmember Hattenberg said he attended the STA Performance Monitoring Committee meeting and
were informed that STA delivered 48,000 Meals on Wheels through Vanpool and provided 4,300 rides to
non-ADA senior citizens.
Councilmember Higgins said he attended the Spokane Regional Clean Air board meeting and learned the
new CEO is fitting in seamlessly; the move to Airway Heights is proceeding on schedule and should take
place in the first quarter of 202I. He reported that the Aging and Long Term Care of Eastern WA has
statewide health insurance benefit advisors that can help advise people on alternatives and services when
registering or making changes to their Medicare plans.
Councilmember Woodard had nothing to report.
Councilmember Thompson said she attended AWC's Cities on Tap meeting which are regional meetings
for cities representatives to connect with one another to talk about issues they are facing. At the AWC Ad-
hoc committee for Equity & Inclusion, they have been working with the National League of Cities (NLC)
Race, Equity and Leadership (REAL) staff to address training and education of cities across the state. At
the NLC Crime Prevention and Public Safety Committee meeting summit this week,they will look at policy
reform and how to be supportive of law enforcement, criminal justice and equity efforts, ways to combat
the epidemic of opioid use and ways to protect law enforcement and first responders from the mental health
issues they are experiencing.
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Deputy Mayor Peetz said she attended Manufacturing Matters through the Spokane Valley Chamber where
the speakers talked about forest management and cross-contamination.
MAYOR'S REPORT
Mayor Wick said that during his meeting with Congresswoman McMorris-Rodgers, they walked the site
near the Pines Rd. Grade Separation Project(GSP)and the Barker Rd. GSP areas. He said he attended the
ribbon cutting ceremony at McDonalds on Sullivan & Broadway and mentioned that Bert Porter, a long-
time Valley historian and community advocate, passed away. He said at the SRTC meeting,they discussed
the 195 corridor study that will look at ways to improve the connection of 195 to I-90 and the development
of the 195 corridor; with regard to adding tribal membership to the board, SRTC received an update from
WSDOT headquarters saying that SRTC has to act before the end of the year or they will be out of
compliance with the state law.
PROCLAMATION: n/a
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY Ill: n/a
1. PUBLIC HEARING: 2020 Budget Amendment—Chelsie Taylor
Mayor Wick opened the public hearing at 6::17p.in. Finance Director Taylor said that due to the uncertainty
of revenues, we delayed making earlier budget amendments and, since this is the first budget amendment,
it is larger than normal. She said there is one change since the administrative report on October 27'11 and
that is to include the purchase of a loader for $35,000 from Fund #501. She said the amendment reflects
changes as described on the RCA, affecting seventeen funds and resulting in $1.5 million in revenue
decreases and an expenditure increase of$9.1 million. There were no registered public comments. Mayor
Wick closed the public hearing at 6:29 p.m.
2. PUBLIC HEARING: State Auditor's Audit of City IT Department—Chad Knodel
Mayor Wick opened the public hearing at 6:29 p.m. IT Manager Knodel introduced Michael Hjermstad
from the Washington State Auditor's office to discuss the audit. Mr. Hjermstad said the State is aware of
the challenges and risks faced in IT departments and this performance audit focused on IT security from
two perspectives,technical tests and analyzed results,and City policy standards that help to ensure security.
He said the audit was conducted in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards and
one of the requirements is to have a public hearing after the report is released. He said their audit found that
the City's policies and procedures were partially in line with the practices they tested and they identified
technical security issues;the results were provided to the City's IT department and he said they have taken
steps to address those issues. He said generally, if the security system is falling behind the State's
recommended level,the agency usually tries to find a way to add more personnel or more efficient systems.
He said the City is on the borderline of needing a dedicated person for technical security and he recommends
the City prioritize its goals and work to figure out the appropriate approach.There were no registered public
comments. Mayor Wick closed the public hearing at 6:39 p.m.
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 Nov 10, 2020, Request for Council Action Form Total: $5,740,166.59
b. Approval of Payroll for Pay Period Ending October 31, 2020: $540,042.67
c. Approval of October 20, 2020 Council Meeting Minutes, Study Session Format
d. Approval of October 22, 2020 Council Meeting Minutes, Special Meeting
e. Approval of October 27, 2020 Council Meeting Minutes, Regular Formal Format
It was moved by Councilmennber Hattenburg, seconded and unanimously agreed to approve the Consent
Agenda.
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NEW BUSINESS:
4. Second Reading Ordinance 20-016 Declaring Substantial Need—Chelsie Taylor
After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved by Councilrnember° Hattenberg and
seconded to approve Ordinance 20-016 making a declaration of substantial need for the purpose of setting
the limit factor for the property tax levy for the 2021 tax year. Finance Director Taylor said this ordinance
will allow the City to bank capacity up to one percent. There were no registered public comments. Vote by
acclamation: in favor: unanimous. Opposed: none. Motion carried
5. Second Reading Ordinance 20-017 Property Tax—Chelsie Taylor
After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved by Councilmember Woodard and
seconded to approve Ordinance 20-017 levying regular property taxes for 2021. Finance Director Taylor
said this ordinance sets the 2021 property tax levy and pointed out that it does not include the one percent
increase that is allowed by state law; it is calculated on the 2020 actual property tax levy plus any amount
of new construction.There were no registered public comments. Vote by acclamation: in favor: unanimous.
Opposed: none. Motion carried.
6. Second Reading Ordinance 20-018 Regarding Donations—Mike Stone, Cary Driskell
After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved by Councilmember Thompson and
seconded to approve Ordinance 20-018 amending chapter 3.34 SVMC relating to recognition of donors
and authorizing sponsorships. Parks and Recreation Director Stone said the ordinance modifies chapter
3.34 SVMC pertaining to donations. There were no registered public comments. Vote by acclamation: in
favor: unanimous. Opposed: none. Motion carried.
7. Second Reading Ordinance 20-021 Facility Naming—Mike Stone, Cary Driskell
After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved by Councilmember Haley and seconded
to approve Ordinance 20-021 adopting chapter 3.33 SVMC relating to naming of City-owned property.
Parks and Recreation Director Stone went over the criteria as stated in the RCA and ordinance. There were
no registered public comments. Vote by acclamation: in favor: unanimous. Opposed:none. Motion carried.
8. First Reading Ordinance 20-024 Amends Title 17.80; & Title 20, Subdivision Regs. Connor Lange
After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved by Councilmember Woodard and
seconded to advance Ordinance 20-024 to a second reading as proposed. Planner Lange presented a slide
show and said the proposed changes are to align the City's regulations with the state law requirements, to
improve procedural and submittal requirements,and to update grammatical and organization structure. Due
to a previous public hearing, there was no public comment opportunity offered. Vote by acclamation: in
favor: unanimous. Opposed: none. Motion carried.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY 121:
Mayor Wick read the rules for providing public comments. Barb Howard, Spokane Valley, said she wants
people to look up WAC-38-412-0046 pertaining to the use of EBT cards and the Kalispel Tribe; and she
said she was served with paperwork in September filed by Councilmember Peetz stating that Ms. Howard
was abusing her husband and she asked as to the qualifications of Ms. Peetz.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
9. Spokane Transit Authority(STA) Preliminary Service Changes—STA CEO Susan Meyer
Ms. Meyer, CEO of STA, said that Councilmember Haley asked that she update Council on two projects,
the draft transit service changes for 2022 with a focus on Spokane Valley,Liberty Lake,and Millwood;and
the 1-90 Valley Corridor High Performance Transit Infrastructure Project. She, along with Mr. Otterstrom,
Director of Planning and Development, and Branden Repez-Betty, Director of Communications and
Customer Service, presented their slide show.
10. Advance Agenda—Mayor Wick
There were no additions or changes.
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CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
Mr. Calhoun said that in May and June this year Police Chief Werner and Precinct Commander Lyons
retired and as a result of that he appointed Dave Ellis to police chief and Inspector Kittilstved to Precinct
Commander; inspector Kittilstved was recently promoted to an undersheriff position in unincorporated
Spokane County. Mr. Calhoun said he appointed Inspector Ritchey to Precinct Commander and he began
on November lst.
. EXECUTIVE SESSION: [RCW 42.30.110(1)(b)] Potential Sale of Real Property
It was moved by Councilmember Haley and seconded to adjourn into executive session for approximately
15 minutes to discuss the potential sale of real property, and that no action will be taken upon return to
open session. Council adjourned into executive session at 7:37 p.m. At 7:49 p.m. Mayor Wick declared
Council out of executive session, at which time it was moved by Councihnember Haley, seconded and
unanimously agreed to adjourn.
ATTEST: Ben Wick, Mayor
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Spokane Transit Update
November 10, 2020
Spokane Valley City Council
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• Route and route segments were reviewed for opportunities
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advance infrastructure projects included in the STA Moving
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Project Initiation Ext' g Conditions Concept Development Process
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STA Moving Forward Pilot Project
Create an extension of HPT: I-90/Valley to Post Falls (ID) and
Coeur d'Alene (ID) on a two-year pilot basis
• Proposal to move to 2026 from 2025
■Slated last in plan to ensure adequate time for collaboration and funding
partnership
Estimated 3,500 annual revenue hours of service budgeted for the
service at the end of the program (0.6% of all fixed route service)
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Project Concept Supported by Plans
• Spokane Transit
LI 2010:Connect Spokane
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• Spokane Regional Transportation Council
❑ 2017:Horizon 2040
• Kootenai County
❑ 2004: Existing Conditions & Needs Assessment for Public
Transportation
❑ 2012: Public Transportation Update
• City of Post Falls
[-� 20I7:Transportation Master Plan
• City of Coeur d'Alene
❑ 2017:CDA 2030 Implementation Plan
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Proposed Input on The Proposed Project
• STA Moving Forward Phase I Outreach
June 2012 online survey— 3rd most desired
destination
April 2012 STA All Employee Meeting:the
connection to Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls among
all future HPT corridors ranked most important
among all corridors by STA employees in attendance
• STA Moving Forward Phase III Outreach
❑ 2014 online survey (1700 respondents) 75.9%
support for service to Coeur d'Alene, highest
among all projects offered in the survey
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Travel Patterns
• Commute Patterns*
r l Over 5,500 people live in Post Falls/Coeur d'Alene
and commute into the PTBA for work
■Nearly 800 of them commute to a job within % mile
of the City Line
2,700 people live in the PTBA and commute to
work in Post Falls/Coeur d'Alene
■ 1-90 Traffic Counts (2-way)
[I Stateline: 61,000 average daily traffic (ADT) volume
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