2021, 08-24 Formal Meeting MINUTES
City of Spokane Valley
City Council Regular Formal Meeting
Tuesday, August 24, 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 Hohrnan, Deputy City Manager
Pam Haley, Councilmember Cary DriskelI, City Attorney
Tim Hattenburg Councilmember Chelsie Taylor,Finance Director
Rod Higgins, Councilmember Bill Helbig, City Engineer
Linda Thompson, Councilmember John Bottelli,Parks, Rec, Facilities Director
Arne Woodard, Councilmember Arielle Anderson,Housing/Homeless Coordinator
Jenny Nickerson,Building Official
Jerremy Clark, Sr. Traffic Engineer
Adam Jackson, Planning&Grants Engineer
Mike Basinger, Economic Dev. Manager
Carrie Koudelka, Deputy City Clerk
INVOCATION: Pastor Mike Graef of United Methodist Church gave the invocation,
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council, staff and the audience stood for the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL: Deputy City Clerk Koudelka 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: n/a
COMMITTEE, BOARD,LIAISON SUMMARY REPORTS
Couneilmember Woodard: no report.
Couneilmember Hattenburg: no report but extended his "thanks" to Building Official Nickerson and code
enforcement staff for their handling of a code enforcement situation.
Deputy Mayor Peetz: said she attended the ribbon cutting for Airgas; and she congratulated Visit Spokane
on winning an ESTO award for their Room to Roam campaign.
Couneilmember Haley: said that at the Continuum of Care meeting they talked about the rental market
vacancy rate is .05 percent, essentially meaning there are no rentals available, and she said as of June the
rent prices have increased 30 percent and there is a three-year wait list for low-income rentals,with at least
200 people on every agency's wait list. She said they are sending a letter to the City of Spokane asking that
federal Home dollars be released to the community and that they support the Adjust the Fair Value through
HUD; she said they are also writing a letter of support for the City of Spokane and Spokane Valley Housing
Action Plan and they would like to bring the Housing Connector to town to connect landlords to renters,
cities and counties.
Councilmember Higgins: no report.
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Councilmember Thompson: said she attended an SRTC meeting, the Farmer's Market, and a National
League of Cities conference workshop on equity and ways to increase economic development in our
community.
MAYOR'S REPORT
Mayor Wick reported that he is still meeting every other week with Spokane Mayor Woodward to discuss
homelessness and he said the County is negotiating a short-term contract for an isolation and quarantine
facility and they are also trying to get more of the homeless providers to help take care of that. He said the
SRTC welcomed their new director and he said she took a tour of Spokane Valley on her second day on the
job.
PROCLAMATION: Mayor Wick read the proclamation proclaiming August 25,2021 as Greater Spokane
Valley Chamber of Commerce Day and Lance Beck from the Spokane Valley Chamber thanked Council
for the recognition.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY 111: •
Mayor Wick explained the process and invited public comment. John Harding, Spokane Valley, spoke in
opposition to the Governor's mask mandate.
1. PUBLIC HEARING: Interim Development Regulations—Mike Basinger, Arielle Anderson
Mayor Wick opened the public hearing at 6:19 p.m. Economic Development Manager Basinger began the
slide presentation outlining House Bill (HB) 1220 regarding affordable housing, homelessness, and
Emergency Ordinance 21-009 adopting interim regulations to address transitional housing, permanent
supportive housing, emergency housing and emergency shelters. He said that HB 1220 requires planning
for affordable housing and prevents the City fi•om prohibiting transitional and permanent supportive
housing in any zone that permits residential dwellings and hotels; and it prohibits the City from preventing
emergency housing and shelters in any zone where hotels are allowed.He said the bill allows cities to adopt
regulations on intensity and spacing to protect surrounding properties.He said currently transitional housing
is permitted in the Multi-family zone through a conditional use process.Mr. Basinger said that on July 20,
2021, Council adopted interim regulations, valid for one year with an adopted work plan, to protect
surrounding properties. He said staff will be coming forward with goals and strategies to serve as the
framework for the adopted work plan. He said the new regulations modify the Permitted Use Matrix to
include emergency housing,emergency shelter and permanent supportive housing and create a new chapter
19.45, Community Services SVMC. They also provide maximum occupancy limits to limit impacts to
surrounding properties. On June 1, 2021, Council adopted the Housing Action Plan that encourages
construction of affordable housing accessible to a variety of income levels. He said that as part of the 2021
annual Comprehensive Plan Amendment process, staff will bring homelessness goals and policies to
Council for consideration to provide guidance in the development of zoning regulations, including the
interim regulations adopted in response to HB 1220. Homeless and Housing Coordinator Anderson
continued the presentation,stating that currently the City has 100-120 unsheltered people in our community
based on numbers she cross-references using three different tracking databases and she said that given the
identified need,we need to allow for transitional and emergency facilities. She said currently the City lacks
immediate emergency shelter beds for homeless folks in our jurisdiction. Mr. Basinger said the next steps
include adopting findings of fact and implementing the work plan which begins with adopting the
Comprehensive Plan amendments.
Mark McManus, Spokane Valley,said that homeless issues in Spokane Valley have been taken care of over
the years by support of our schools, our parks and he said we do a good job of raising healthy people and
that if we researched the 120 homeless in the Valley,most of them are not from the Valley.He then spoke
in opposition to the one-mile separation for services.
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Steven Wareham, Spokane Valley, said some people become homeless because of their poor choices, such
as drug and alcohol use and asked if part of the plan is to address substance abuse and help get folks to
function in society again.
Mr. Basinger said the interim regulations are to help protect our community from facilities locating in any
zone within the City as was adopted by FIB 1220. Councilmember Woodard said the interim regulations
serve as a guide and that later the City may look at having a two-mile radius around the facilities. Mr.
Basinger said it is important the facilities are located near transportation and services and added that they
might not be located in Spokane Valley but rather,may be regional facilities;he said the interim regulations
were put in place to protect ourselves while the regulations are developed. Mayor Wick closed the public
hearing at 6::36p.m.
NEW BUSINESS:
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 August 24, 2021, Request for Council Action Form: $3,903,176.40
b.Approval of Payroll for Pay Period Ending August 15, 2021: $408,746.27
c. Approval of August 10, 2021 Council Meeting Minutes, Special Meeting
d. Approval of August 1_0,2021 Council Meeting Minutes, Regular Format
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Peetz, seconded and unanimously agreed to approve the Consent Agenda.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY 121: Mayor Wick invited public comment; there
were no Zoom registered or in person public comments.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
3. Potential HHAA Grant Opportunities—John Hohman,Arielle Anderson
Deputy City Manager Hohman began the slide presentation and said that homelessness in our region has
become more prevalent in the last few years and the City needs to look at ways to address it. Ms. Anderson
started in March 2021 as the Homeless and Housing Coordinator and has helped to define the problem in
our community. He said they would like to prepare a plan for the community that will look at four aspects:
diversion and prevention, community outreach,community collaboration,and administrative. He said staff
could bring a motion to Council on September 7th authorizing the City to apply for$85,000 in HHAA funds,
then determine if we can contract for the services or if we need to hire someone, and then develop a draft
homelessness plan to bring back to Council. There was Council consensus to move forward and to also add
$160,000 to the application for a police officer dedicated to homeless calls.
4. 2022 Budget-Estimated Revenues &Expenditures—Chelsie Taylor
Finance Director Taylor said this is the second touch for the 2022 budget and she said the language typed
in blue font highlights the changes that have been made since the budget workshop. City Manager Calhoun
clarified that the Code Enforcement Officers currently report to the Building Official; however, adding a
Code Enforcement Manager will be a better use of the Building Official's time and it will be a great addition
to the program. There was Council Consensus to move forward with adding a Code Enforcement Manager
and adding a police officer dedicated to homelessness calls.
Mayor Wick called for a recess at S:07p.m. The meeting reconvened at 8.13 p.m.
5. Potential &Pending Projects—Chelsie Taylor
Finance Director Taylor reminded Council that this is an annual process that coincides with the budget
process looking at new allocations to Capital Reserve Fund 312 and how Council would like those funds
allocated.
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It was moved by Councilmember Thompson, seconded and unanimously agreed to extend the meeting to
9:20 p.m.
Councilmembers discussed their preferences for funding various projects and came to consensus on the
following allocations:
Concepts Allocations
- Street O&M Fund#101 subsidy 0
- Pines Grade Separation Pr ject 0
- Park Land Acquisition 0
- Balfour Park 2,000,000
- Barker Corridor 0
- Sullivan and Trent Interchange 0
- City Hall Repairs 0
- Fairgrounds Building 1,000,000
- Spokane Valley River Loop Trail Design 750,000
-Bridge Design for River Loop Trail 1,000,000
- School Zone Beacons 225,000
- Appleway Trail Amenities 0
- Police Vehicles 1,400,000
- Joint Trailhead Establishment with County
- Etter Ranch 0
- Phillips Creek 0
- Valley Partners Building 0
- Precinct Repairs 0
- Sculpture Placement Costs 64,000
6,439,000
1,073,132
6. Complete Streets Ordinance and Grant Program—Adam Jackson
Planning and Grants Engineer Jackson and Sr. Traffic Engineer Clark went through the slide presentation
discussing the Complete Streets Program and the need to adopt a Complete Streets Ordinance. There was
Council consensus to bring a draft ordinance back to Council for a first reading on September 7, 2021.
7. Advance Agenda
There were no suggested changes to the Advance Agenda.
8.INFORMATION ONLY: The Department Reports were not reported on or discussed.
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
City Manager Calhoun said that the August 31,2021 meeting has been cancelled and the next meeting will
be September 7,2021.
It was moved by Councilmernber Woodard, seconded and unanimously agreed to extend the meeting to
9:40 p.m.
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9. EXECUTIVE SESSION: [RCW 42.30.110(1)(b)]Potential Land Acquisition
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Peetz, seconded and unanimously agreed to adjourn into executive session
far approximately twenty minutes to discuss potential land acquisition and that no action is anticipated
upon return to open session. Council adjourned into executive session at 9:16 p.m. At 9:26 p.m. Mayor
Wick declared Council out of executive session, at which time it was moved by Councilmernber Woodard,
seconded and unanimously agreed to adjourn.
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pristine Bainbridge, City Clerk I
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Update on Homeless and
Housing Coordinator
Activities
Presentation by: John Hohman, Deputy City Manager and Arielie Anderson,
Housing and Homeless Coordinator
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Community Community
Outreach Collaboration
Diversion/Prevention Administrative
Homelessness
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Diversion/Prevention
A part of this position has been responding to calls from Valley citizens that
are at risk of becoming homeless.
co I gather as much information as possible and connect them directly to the
agencies that can assist in diverting them from the homeless system.
Volunteers of America (VOA)-3 Young Adults (18-24 or emancipated youth)
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N. Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners (SNAP)-Single Adults(18+)
Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington (CCEW)- Families(those with minor children)
Sometimes,it is enough to have a conversation with folks and give them tips on
what they can actively do to prevent an eviction or how to find more affordable
housing options.
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Community Outreach
Homeless Individuals, Camps
Abandoned Vehicles
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1 I. Unsheltered Individuals
0. The Housing and Homeless Coordinator reaches unsheltered individuals through a
variety of ways:
■►Local Businesses
To date, I have received referrals/requests for contact from at least 20 local businesses.
County Library
Dream Center/Spokane Valley Partners
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-City Departments (Code Enforcement, Parks)
City Council Members
ID Citizens
Passive-Senske, Enforcement Agencies (Spokane Valley Fire,Spokane Valley Police,WA
State Parks) Homeless and Housing Coordinator,Street Outreach,
The Housing and Homeless Coordinator has placed three calls to SCOPE in order to address
abandoned vehicles in business corridors.
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Community Outreach
Direct Services
iAnother critical component of this position is ensuring that community resources are
provided to our unsheltered population. This also requires cultivating relationships with existing
agencies in our City and knowing what they can provide.
Between the Coordinator and other street outreach teams, we provide a variety of
resources and warm handoffs to partnering agencies:
m Shelter beds are offered if our system has availability
E. Th City contracts with Truth Ministries and Hope House for set--aside beds
ransportation can also be provided
7E 1 mental or substance treatment is desired we assist where possible
is Documentation gathering with the client
Coordinated Entry Enrollment/Assessment/Referrals
Connection to other agencies that may work with a specific sub population (Young Adults,
Veterans, Domestic Violence Survivors)
Referrals to CHAS Street Medicine Team for onsite medical assistance
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Community Outreach
How do we track the number of unsheltered
individuals in our City?
im Law Enforcement Officers
They maintain their own internal document that the Coordinator can access
SNAP County Outreach
E. They maintain their own internal document that the Coordinator can access
MI Housing and Homeless Coordinator
• This position also maintains their own record of individuals contacted
Et All three of these documents are then collated by the Coordinator and
duplicative names are accounted for.
At some point, the Community Management Information System (CM1S)
may also be a database relied upon for an accurate snapshot of
unsheltered residents in the Valley, but we are not there yet as a system.
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Community Collaboration
Spokane Valley Huddle
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The key to community collaboration regarding unsheltered individuals in our City is consistent
communication among the various.agencies responsible for enforcement and those that seek to
support our unsheltered residents.
ow We do this through the "Spokane Valley Huddle"
Currently,the Valley Huddle is comprised of:
t City of Spokane Valley(City Parks,Homeless and Housing Coordinator,Legal
Spokane Valley Police
iiNSF and UP
WA State Parks
E. WA Deportment of Transportation
Spokane Valley Fire Department
. Outreach'teams
e• Goodwill(SSVF-)Supportive Service for Veteran Families)
SNAP County Outreach
- VOA(YouthReach)
• House of Charity Outreach
Frontier Behavioral Health Street Outreach(not mental health)
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Community Collaboration
Abandoned & Active Camps
I. The Housing and Homeless Coordinator is responsible for posting 48-Hour Notices for both
abandoned and active camps pursuant SVMC 7.50.
The Coordinator works closely with the Spokane Valley Police and street outreach prior to
issuing any Notices.
P Before a 48-Hour Notice is posted for Abandoned Camps,the Coordinator ensures, by visiting the
camp at least three times per week,that it is in fact Abandoned.
+ ToAate,eight Abandoned Camp Notices have been issued.Some items are being stored and other
amps were just trash.
If the camp Is not large,then the Coordinator wilt conduct the clean-up themselves and store items that are
personal In nature.
If the camp is larger,then the Coordinator will work with Public Works and Geiger to have a team help with the
clean-up.
Large scale clean up along the Nantes Ferry shoreline was conducted in June of 2021.
o To date,two unauthorized Camping Notices have been issued.
- For Camps that are on Private Land,the Coordinator will contact the business or private owner first
and alert them to the issue(whether that's trash/waste or if it's an active camp).
Often times,this call is sufficient and the owner quickly addresses the problem.
- In those instances where the owner is non-responsive the Coordinator will submit a Code Enforcement
Complaint and attach any documentation.
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Community Collaboration
Regional Participation
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access participa to regional resources.thefollowing Participationetigs aalso helpscom identify ittee ensure gaps that that maywe are require given thee Cityu
help fill.
i• COVID-19 Weekly Meetings(SRHD,Shelter Providers,City of Spokane Valley,City of Spokane,other
service providers)
•• The Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee(voting member)
Gre fer Valley Support Network
I. ontinuum of Care Board (Coordinator is not a voting member)
N. Veteran,Young Adult,Single,CMIS,Diversion Sub Committees (I attend all these on a fairly regular bask)
No These Sub Committees are tasked with both the creation of the 5-Year Plan to End Homelessness and ensure that
we are on track with our identified objectives and make suggested edits to the CoC Board when needed
annually.
I* Anchor Community Initiative{ACI) (Youth and Young Adult)
CHAS Street Medicine
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Administrative
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develop
Ad ainistrative Homelesswork Plan specific to Cityasit needs.creates Thethe Coordinatorframeworknecess has worked
closely with Legal, Planning and Code Enforcement to address:
•• Housing Action Plan (HAP)
Agency Policy and Procedures (APP's)
m. Comprehensive Plan Amendments
Additions or creations to Spokane Valley Municipal Code which address
Homelessness
011 State and federal legislative agendas
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Homeless Housing and Assistance Act
(HHAA)
w Spokane County has issued a notice of funding availability for the HHAA
program
r► Grant applications are due September 10th, 2021
EP Grant period runs from January 1, 2022-December 31, 2022
„► Possible City request$85,000 to help support one Full Time Employee (FIE) to
1.1 enhance business, citizen, and individual outreach
ti EP Staff is currently discussing contracting possibilities with providers
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Next Steps
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EP Consensus from City Council to apply for these funds
Finalize contracting discussions
r Staff will develop a draft homelessness action plan and return to City
Council for further discussions
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P:1City Clerk\Council Agendas12021108-24-21\Etem 5 allocation of 2021 transfer to Fund 312
CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY,WA 811 612 0 2 1
Allocation of 2021 General Fund Transfer to Capital Reserve Fund#312
New 2021 Sources of Funds:
General Fund-2021 transfer of 2019 fund balance>50% 11,126,343
Transfer in-#310 in 2020 for extra interest earnings 16,700
State Funds for Flora Rd River Trail Property 1,000,000
Total 2021 additional sources 12,143,043
Less 2021 Allocations and Adiustment to Date:
- Flora&Montgomery Property Acquisition-Trailhead 300,000
- Ponderosa Property Acquisition-Park Land 1,600,000
- Sullivan Park Water Line 260,042
- Balfour Park 1,000,000
-Sprague Avenue Property Acquisition 2,225,000
-Adjustments to Capital Reserve Fund#312 financed
projects that were previously underway (754,131) •
Total allocated thus far 4,630,911
Remaining to be Allocated 7,512,132
Potential Allocation Concepts to be Discussed by Council Peetz Haley Woodard Hattenburg
Strect O&M Fund it101 cubcidy 0 0 0 0 0
(historical but has become General Fund direct transfer)
0 0 0j 0 0
(pursuing grant funding for the remainder)
- Park Land Acquisition 0 0 i 0 0 0
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- Balfour Park 0 0 0 2,000,000 2,000,000
- Barker Corridor 0_ 0 0 0 0
- Sullivan and Trent Interchange 0 0 0 0 0
- City Hall Repairs 0 0 0 0 0
- Fairgrounds Building 0 5,473,132 0 1,000,000 1,000,000
-Spokane Valley River Loop Trail Design 750,000 750,000 750,000 0 750,000
-Bridge Design for River Loop Trail 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 0 1,000,000
-School Zone Beacons -
225,000 225,000 225,000 0 225,000
-Appleway Trail Amenities 0 0 0 0 0
- Police Vehicles 1,400,000 0 1,400,000 1,400,000 1,400,000
($1.4 million replaces all vehicles over 100,000 miles. Then
would be$1 million per year for five years,and then$800k
thereafter.)
-Joint Trailhead Establishment with County _
-Etter Ranch 0 0 0 0 0
-Phillips Creek 0 0 0 0 0
-Valley Partners Building 0 0 0 0 0
- Precint Repairs 0 0 0 0 0
-Sculpture Placement Costs 64,000 64,000 64,000 0 64,000
3,439,000
4,073,132 7,512,132 3,439,000 4,400,000 6,439,000
0 4,073,132 3,112,132 1,073,132