2021, 11-23 Formal Meeting MINUTES
City of Spokane Valley
City Council Regular Formal Meeting
Tuesday,November 23,2021
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
Rod Higgins, Councilmember Erik Lamb, Sr. Deputy City Attorney
Linda Thompson, Councilmember Chelsie Taylor,Finance Director
Arne Woodard, Councilmember John Bottelli,Parks, Rec&Facilities Director
Bill Helbig, City Engineer
Absent: Dave Ellis,Police Chief
Tim Hattenburg, Councilmember Mike Basinger,Economic Dev. Manager
Chaz Bates, Senior Planner
Carrie Koudelka, Deputy City Clerk
INVOCATION: Pastor Darrell Cole of Living Hope Community Church gave the invocation in the
absence of Pastor Mike Munoz of Genesis Church.
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 except
Councilmember Hattenburg.It was moved by Councilmember Woodard, seconded and unanimously agreed
to excuse Councilmember Hattenburg.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: It was moved by Deputy Mayor Peetz, seconded and unanimously agreed
to approve the agenda.
INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS AND PRESENTATIONS:
COMMITTEE,BOARD,LIAISON SUMMARY REPORTS
Councilmember Thompson said she attended the SRTC board of director's meeting where they discussed
priorities and projects, the budget and the public participation plan; she attended the National League of
Cities City Summit and she reported that the Reimagining Public Safety committee published their report
and recommendations and she will provide that to Council, and they also discussed child care issues and
legislation that supports youth.
Councilmember Higgins said that he attended the Spokane County Wastewater Treatment meeting and the
GSI economic forecast meeting, and he commented that at the GSI meeting the economy was likened to a
child on a sugar high.
Councilmember Haley said she attended the STA board meeting and they discussed fares and discounted
rates for people 60 years of age and older,veterans,youth and students.
Councilmember Woodard said he attended the Wastewater Advisory committee meeting and he said the
rate"increase"was actually decreased by$0.64 cents.
Deputy Mayor Peetz said she attended the Auditor's exit conference,the GSI Economic Forecast meeting,
the Valley Chamber of Commerce annual meeting, Visit Spokane board of director's meeting, the TPA
meeting and the Spokane Valley Chamber homelessness meeting.
Council Meeting Minutes,Formal: 11-23-2021 Page 1 of 3
Approved by Council: 12-14-2021
MAYOR'S REPORT
Mayor Wick said he attended the SRTC meeting and reported that they met their fund obligations on time
so the region got an additional$4 million;and he said he will attend the upcoming Spokane Regional Health
District board meeting; he said he attended the Freight Mobility Strategic Investment board meeting where
they discussed a change in policy to allow pre-construction money allocations for projects,
PROCLAMATION
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY 111:Deputy City Clerk Koudelka informed Council
of the written public comment submitted by Michelle Elder, Spokane Valley, asking that Council consider
amending the Municipal Code to allow goat keeping in residential neighborhoods; and that a copy of her
comment was provided to each Councilmember at the dais. There were no other general public comments.
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.
a. Approval of Claim Vouchers on November 23,2021, Request for Council Action Form: $3,114,927.79
b. Approval of Payroll for Pay Period Ending November 15,2021: $300,582.92
c. Approval of Council Meeting Minutes of November 9, 2021,Formal Format
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Peetz, seconded and unanimously agreed to approve the Consent Agenda.
2. First Reading Ordinance 21-022,Yellowstone Pipe Line Franchise—Cary Driskell
It was moved by Councilmember Woodard and seconded to suspend the rules and approve Ordinance 21-
022 granting a franchise to Yellowstone Pipe Line Co for a petroleum products pipeline. Deputy City Clerk
Koudelka then read the ordinance title and Councilmember Woodard repeated his motion as stated above.
City Attorney Driskell said this is a renewal of the franchise that has been in operation since 1957 and
consists of a full range of petroleum products.He said the City charged a franchise fee of$5,000 due to the
large amount of time and work by staff to put the agreement together.Mr.Driskell said he wasn't expecting
Council to suspend the rules although Council can do so, but there is a certain amount of time required
before it can be introduced and adopted,which requirement has been met, so Council can suspend the rules
but there is no hurry on this ordinance. There were no public comments. Vote by acclamation: In Favor:
Unanimous. Opposed: None. Motion passed
3.Motion Consideration: 2022 Comprehensive Plan Docket—Chaz Bates
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Peetz and seconded to approve the 2022 Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Docket. Senior Planner Bates said there are four proposed amendments on the 2022 docket, one privately
initiated amendment and three city-initiated amendments, detailed in the packet materials, and he briefly
outlined each during his slide presentation.There were no public comments. Vote by acclamation:In Favor:
Unanimous. Opposed None. Motion passed
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY 121: Mayor Wick invited public comments.
Barb Howard, Spokane Valley, said the Current publication owned by Mayor Wick should be removed
from the City Hall foyer.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
4. Sullivan&Wellesley Intersection Project—Bill Helbig
City Engineer Helbig outlined the project at the Sullivan and Wellesley intersection and said we opened the
bids last Friday that were received from five bidders; the bids were below our engineer's estimate but
WSDOT determined that the lowest responsive bid did not meet the criteria and so they are looking at the
second lowest bidder,NA Degerstrom, and Mr. Helbig said he anticipates WSDOT will award the project
next week if everything goes well.
Council Meeting Minutes,Formal: 11-23-2021 Page 2 of 3
Approved by Council: 12-14-2021
5. Spokane Valley Police Department Update—Chief Ellis
Chief Ellis provided an update on various topics within the Spokane Valley Police Department including
the Halloween Trunk or Treat event, officer recruitment efforts and results,fingerprinting, crime statistics,
major crimes detectives and acquisition of equipment.
6.Advance Agenda—Mayor Wick
There were no additions or changes.
INFORMATION ONLY: The Department Reports were not reported on or discussed.
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
City Manager Calhoun reminded Council of the Christmas Tree Lighting event at City Hall on December
2nd at 5:30 pm.
It was moved by Councilmember Woodard, seconded and unanimously agreed to adjourn. The meeting
adjourned at 6:57 p.m.
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ATTES . Ben Wick, Mayor
ristine Bainbridge, City Clerk
Council Meeting Minutes,Formal: 11-23-2021 Page 3 of 3
Approved by Council: 12-14-2021
Carrie Koudelica
From: Michelle E <rnichelle.eider509@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2021 2:10 PM
To: Council Meeting Public Comment
Subject: General Public Comment Opportunity
[EXTERNAL] This email originated outside the City of Spokane Valley.Always use caution when opening attachments or
clicking links.
• ❑ate of the meeting which you are providing comment - 11/23/2021
• Agenda Item Topic - General Public Comment section 121
• Your First and Last Name - Michelle Elder
• City of Residence - Spokane Valley
• Your Comment- I think that our City Council should consider adopting the City of Spokane's
municipal code section 17C.310.115 Keeping of Small Domestic Animals. It is time for us to have
the same rights of those in our neighboring city, in regards to being able to be more self-
sufficient and legally being allowed to keep small livestock. The current municipal code in
Spokane Valley states that you have to own at least an acre to have goats. Plenty of us have lots
that are big enough to support multiple small goats like Spokane City residents have been doing
so since 2014. After talking to many residences in our City, I have gathered that people's
number one fear is that goats and other animals would be a nuisance but part of the City of
Spokane's municipal code states that individuals have to take a class and be a certified urban
goat keeper prior to purchasing any. In this class we learn how to not be a nuisance and how to
not get code enforcement called on you by being a good urban farmer. I have created a
Facebook page to see who is interested in seeing this change happen and after only two days of
creating this page I already have gathered 30+ residents! I know that this was brought before
you in 2017 and I am hoping that it will be brought up again in the future to vote. We are living
in a post-pandemic era and residents are ready to start being more self-sufficient. Please vote
yes for goats!! Thank you for your
time, Michelle Elder
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Recruiting Efforts Update
• sas,000 signing bonus for lateral officers
' s5,000 signing bonus for entry level officers
ruxrxcavrnrtR"t°i'rrrrrs • Marketing contract with Corner Booth Media for social media advertisements
targetingYouTube,Twitter,Linkedln,etc.
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efforts,visibility,and awareness
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• Establishment of recruiting team to attend job fairs,and serve as agency point
of contacts throughoutthe hiring process
" Purchase of uniforms for new recruits,rather than being an upfront out of
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• Additional contract background investigators have been added to expedite the
hiring process
• Recruiting efforts are being funded through existing salary savings
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II Recruiting Notes and Trends
• Seattle PD recently instituted a$25,00o signing
bonus for lateral candidates.They are budgeted for
' ir+=qi , SFONVILFO&M 1,347 officers, with 224 vacancies
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v a' , INFORMATION SHERIFF'S • Tukwila Police Department has 66 officers budgeted,
V �' _ c w .ao ras uuyan.a OFFICE IS NIOIHOI with 11 vacancies.
4` '� w PtlyN.hiir r • Edmonds Police Department has 58 officers
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e - VISION _ Pierce County Sheriff's Office has 353 deputies
STATEMENT I" _,0 iL '{ budgeted,with 4o vacancies.
? X i ,1 'y( d • King County Sheriff's Office has 72o deputies
/, Av 1` t • budgeted,with 54 vacancies.
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Sheriff's Office has a total of 237
;� ci /1_�` APPLY NOWT deputies with 22 vacancies agencywide
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officers budgeted,with 6 vacancies(includes
w4 shared positions).We also have 5 vacant hire
ahead positions,or pool/training positions.This
reflects the addition of two new SVPD officers
created in the fall of 2021 Homeless Outreach
Officer)and an additional Behavioral Health Unit
.\ (BHU)officer
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