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2021, 07-27 Regular Formal Meeting MINUTES City of Spokane Valley City Council Regular Formal Meeting Tuesday,July 27, 2021 Mayor Wick called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. The meeting was held in City Hall with Council,staff and some members of the public participating in person; and some members of 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 Cary Driskell, City Attorney Tim.Hattenburg Councilmember Erik Lamb, Deputy City Attorney Rod Higgins, Couneilmember Bill Helbig, City Engineer Linda Thompson, Councilmember Morgan Koudelka, Sr. Admin. Analyst Arne Woodard, Councilmember John Bottelli,Parks, Rec, Facilities Director Marty Palaniuk, Planner Chad Knodel, IT Manager _ Christine Bainbridge, City Clerk INVOCATION: Pastor Isaac Hebden of The Intersection Church gave the invocation. 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 AGENDA: It was moved by Deputy Mayor Peetz, seconded and unanimously agreed to approve the agenda. INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS AND PRESENTATIONS: nla COMMITTEE,BOARD,LIAISON SUMMARY REPORTS Councilmember Woodard: no report. Councilmember Hattenburg: said some of his meetings will be held later this week; but noted he attended last Friday's Farmers Market, which he said was well attended. Councilmember Haley: reported that she attended the STA Board meeting where they discussed ways to use funds from the American Recovery Plan; said since this will be a one-time funding, they discussed creative ways to bring a benefit to more members of the public. Councilmember Higgins: no report. Councilmember Thompson:said she met with the NLC(National League of Cities)Public Safety and Crime Prevention Committee, which broke into subcommittees to discuss various issues dealing with public safety; went to the Eastern Washington Law Enforcement press conference with members of our Sheriff's Office, including the Sheriff, leading discussion about the legislation recently passed,which is going to be troublesome for law enforcement such as having to remove shot guns and other things that were not intended as part of the legislation (SB 5051). Deputy Mayor Peetz: reported that she attended the Spokane Regional Law and Justice council meeting but will leave those comments as there is a report later on tonight's agenda; said she attended the Washington Traffic Safety committee meeting where they discussed the court case Pierce v. Department of Licensing involving driver's licenses being suspended when the driver fails to appear for or pay a moving violation, and that this ESSB 5226 bill takes effect January 1, 2023; attended the legislative priorities meeting with Council Meeting Minutes,Formal: 07-27-2021 Page 1 of 4 Approved by Council: 08-10-2021 the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) where they discussed growth management; and concerning the law about having to choose the lowest responsible bidder, that she asked for some flexibility and that idea has the endorsement of the AWC; went to a Washington State Parks meeting, and took a tour of the Podium, which is a new sports facility just north of Riverfront Park. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Wick spoke about the recent State of the City address at CenterPlace;he extended thanks to everyone for coming and to city staff for all their help; said the video is now on our YouTube if interested; said he attended the Spokane Regional Transportation Council meeting and they have hired a new executive director,and are now reviewing proposals for new legal counsel; he attended the regional Mayors' meeting where the American Recovery Plan was discussed; attended the 50th anniversary of the Rescue Squadron; he and others took representatives from our State Parks on a tour of our Flora Property and shared some information about our River Loop Trail; he mentioned the memorial service of the wife of former Councilmember Ian Robertson, and a memorial service for Sally Jackson; and said he went to a regional shelter meeting where they met with all the different providers to talk about homelessness. PROCLAMATION: National Night Out Mayor Wick read the proclamation for National Night Out. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY Ell: After Mayor Wick explained the process, and noting there were no requests for comments via zoom, he opened the floor for public comments. Mr. John Harding, Spokane Valley: said he hasn't heard anything about a youth component in our homelessness plan; said we are letting the people on the west side of the state dictate how much safety we are allowed and we need to figure out how to push back as our law enforcement needs our support more than ever. Mr. Jon Morelock: said he owns the Montgomery Hardware store on Argonne and that he has concerns with the new construction project; said his parking lot has and other business parking lots have become the detour and he is getting over 150 cars a day through the parking lot, many at a high rate of speed; said he spoke several times with staff in the Engineering Department with the suggestions of more signage and better traffic control,and that he finally got a small `business open' sign; said many businesses are still not recovering from Covid; said he feels the issue could have been better taken care of with adequate signs. NEW BUSINESS: 1. 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 July 27, 2021,Request for Council Action Form: $1,135,953.10 b.Approval of Payroll for Pay Period Ending July 15, 2021:$417,131.46 c. Approval of July 13, 2021 Council Meeting Minutes, Formal Meeting Format It was moved by Deputy Mayor Peetz, seconded and unanimously agreed to approve the Consent Agenda. 2. First Reading Ordinance 21-010 Batch Text Amendments—Marty Palaniuk After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title,it was moved by Deputy Mayor Peetz and seconded to advance Ordinance No. 21-010 to a second reading as proposed. Mr. Palaniuk briefly explained the ordinance, said it is fairy straight forward and is mostly a housekeeping item, and that it doesn't add any new regulatory requirements to the code. Vote by acclamation: in favor: unanimous. Opposed: none. Motion carried. 3. Motion Consideration: Justice Assistance Grant(JAG)--Morgan Koudelka It was moved by Deputy Mayor Peetz and seconded to authorize the City Manager or designee to apply for the Justice Assistance Grant to purchase lighting and cameras to cover the Spokane Valley Police Precinct Council Meeting Minutes, Formal: 07-27-2021 Page 2 of 4 Approved by Council: 08-10-2021 rear lot, immediately to the south of the existing precinct building. Mr.Koudelka gave a brief overview of the purpose of the grant,as noted in his Request for Council Action form. There were no public comments. Vote by acclamation: in favor: unanimous. Opposed: none. Motion carried. 4. Motion Consideration: Pre-trial Services Interlocal Agreement Amendment—Morgan Koudelka It was moved by Deputy Mayor Peetz and seconded to authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute the addendum to the Pretrial Services Interlocal Agreement. Mr. Koudelka explained that the purpose of this addendum is to officially incorporate the service of`evaluations for misdemeanor DUI and domestic violence cases,' which will provide additional information to the district court judges on each defendant, so the judges can make a more informed decision to release or detain defendants; and that the service was requested by the District Court judges;and that Exhibit 1 to the Interlocal also explains the amendment.Mr.Koudelka explained the various issues that impacted this change coming forward now, with an effective date of 2011, which is when staff was able to determine this service was added. He noted the cost impact is minimal and Pretrial Services has worked this service into existing staffing and budget models, and he explained the budget/financial impacts noted on his July 27, 2021 Request for Council Action form. There were no public comments. After Council discussion, Council voted by acclamation: in favor: unanimous. Opposed.' none. Motion carried. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY [21: One person signed up to speak via zoom. Ms.Barb Howard, Spokane Valley: asked who brought up the idea about the$7 million for the library; and why is work being done on this park when Greenacres Park was never completed as it was supposed to include tennis courts. She also said that every time Mayor Wick reads a proclamation, he is campaigning from the dais.Mayor Wick invited public comments from the in-person audience.Ms.Carol Allen,Spokane Valley: she spoke about a planning meeting on August 5`E', said she knows Council appropriates the money to do all this work, and that the library is a separate project; said her neighbors asked her to talk to Council about funding a dog park; said in the original plans there was a splash pad and they'd like to see that there; and to move the parking lot off her streets, although she said she realizes that won't likely happen; and she wants to be sure that Council allocates the money to finish the task. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS: 5. Spokane Valley Library Update—John Hohman,Patrick Roewe, Mark Dailey Deputy City Manager Holunan introduced the team for this project, which was selected both by us and the Library District: Spokane County Library District Executive Director Patrick Roewe, President Integrus Architecture Mark Dailey, Integrus Senior Associate Interior Designer Katie Vinglen, and AHBL Landscape Architecture Director Craig Anderson. Mr.Hohman said this project has been in the works for a long time,and was Council initiated back in 2012 when we entered into an interlocal agreement with the library;said we are now working on the frontage improvements across the street, Century Link poles along Herald will be moved underground,as will all necessary utilities;said the construction of the library should start in early 2022 as we are going out to bid in February 2021. Members of the team went through the PowerPoint presentation explaining the timeline for the start of the construction, some of the Library's principles, showed a drawing of the site plan and floor plan, along with some conceptual drawings of an aerial view looking southeast, aerial view from Sprague Avenue, the main entry approach, and a view of the teaching patio; looking at slide 4, said we are now between steps 6 and.7. Council discussion included a concern voiced by Deputy Mayor Peetz about making sure the fire department can get into the middle of the park,and Mr.Dailey said that is easily accommodated.Mr.Hohman noted there will be a public meeting here this August 5 beginning at 4:30 to talk about the priorities of the elements and amenities of the masterplan, and to seek public input; and that staff will return to Council August 17 for another update. Councilmember Woodard also mentioned the veterans memorial area, and Mr. Hohman replied that will come forward on the Aug 5, along with ideas for the two sculptures which are currently stored. Council Meeting Minutes,Formal: 07-27-2021 Page 3 of 4 Approved by Council: 08-10-2021 6. Spokane Regional Law and Justice Council Update—Cary Driskell City Attorney Driskell gave Council a brief update and some background on the Spokane Regional Law and Justice Council, as noted in his July 27, 2021 Request for Council Action form; he noted the two resolutions adopted by the Board of County Commissioners,and he summarized the changes,which include the structure,makeup and duties of the SRLJC;he said the SRLJC membership will change from 25 to 18, ten of which are County officials or employees; he said the mission statement is a little different, and we will not have a designated seat on that council; and that the Legislative Policy Committee includes the Mayor of Spokane Valley. 7. Advance Agenda—Mayor Wick Deputy Mayor Peetz said she would like an update on the tourism venue study and Plantes Ferry and a majority of Council agreed to include this on an upcoming meeting agenda. Councilmember Thompson asked if it is possible to move the State Legislative Impacts on Law Enforcement report from August 17 to August 10,and Mr.Calhoun said he will check with Chief Ellis. Councilmember Thompson also mentioned she would like to have a report on the construction impacts to businesses, and all Councilmembers agreed to include that on an upcoming meeting agenda. 8. Department Monthly Reports These reports were for information only and were not reported or discussed. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS City Manager Calhoun reminded everyone that Councilmembers will be participating in National Night Out next Tuesday and therefore, the August 3 Council meeting is cancelled; so the next Council meeting will be August 10. It was moved by Deputy Mayor Peetz, seconded and unanimously agreed to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 7:38 p.m. L)) A S Ben Wick, Mayor 'ail ristine Bainbridge, City Clerk Council Meeting Minutes,Formal: 07-27-2021 Page 4 of 4 Approved by Council: 08-10-2021