2022, 01-14 Special Council of Gov't MINUTES
Special Council Meeting
Special Regional Council of Governments Meeting
Hosted by Spokane County Board of County Commissioners
Friday, January 14,2022
9:00 a.m.
CenterPlace Regional Event Center
2426 N Discovery Place
Spokane Valley,Washington 99216
At approximately 9:15 a.m., Mayor Haley called the meeting to order for the City of Spokane Valley.
Attendance:
Spokane Valley Council Staff
Mayor Pam Haley John Hohman City Manager
Deputy Mayor Rod Higgins Erik Lamb, Deputy City Attorney
Councilmember Tim Hattenburg Dave Ellis, Police Chief
Councilmember Brandi Peetz John Bottelli, Parks, Rec&Facilities Director
Councihnember Arne Woodard Christine Bainbridge, City Clerk
Absent:
Councilmembers Laura Padden and Ben Wick
Others in Attendance: Spokane County Commissioners Mary Kuney, Al French and Josh Kerns; various
elected officials and staff from within and around the region, and some members of the public. Note: Due
to the nature and structure of the meeting, 1 confirmed with Mayor Haley that Councilmetnbers Padden
and Wick were duly excused_from this meeting.
Opening Comments and welcome were given by Spokane County Commissioner Mary Kuney, followed
by those in attendance giving self introductions.
Commissioner Kuney explained that the ARP(American Rescue Plan)Federal Guidance contains over 400
pages and with that in mind, said she expects the funding to our County will not be spent quickly. Ms.
Kuney introduced Mr. Jeff McMorris, Spokane County's Community Engagement and Public Policy
Adviser who is handling the County's $100 million allotment, and who explained some of the aspects of
the ARPA process.Mr.McMorris referred to the handout showing the eligible use categories,such as public
health, negative economic impact, services to disproportionally impacted communities, premium pay,
infrastructure, revenue replacement, and administrative. The PowerPoint presentation showed a brief
comparison of CARES funding and ARP funding; a chart of ARP direct funding within Spokane County,
allowed categories for ARP funds,the ARP timeline, and results when categories are ranked.
The Department of Commerce Director Ms. Lisa Brown spoke about funding coming to the Department of
Commerce; said they all want to work together in order not to duplicate any efforts; said there is about$47
billion coming to the state with about$1.9 to the Department of Commerce; said the largest piece would
be for housing,then broadband,water/sewer,then small businesses;and said that in order to be successful,
partnerships are needed.Discussion then ensued,and a summary of comments are attached to these minutes.
Representatives from various municipalities then spoke about what their jurisdictions are doing regarding
the ARPA funds. Mayor Haley mentioned that we are researching some of the ways to use these funds,
including replacing some of our internal costs, landlord assistance,mental health assistance, and childcare
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and that we hope to make a big impact to our community. Spokane City said with their$81 million, they
will work to establish a framework on the process and how to spend those funds, including replenish lost
city revenues, long term stability and relief, along with assistance for first time home buyers. The City of
Millwood said they anticipate using their funds for utility assistance. Liberty Lake said they hope to aid
nonprofits,residents, and help business with their infrastructure.
Ms. Marty Dickinson, Chief Marketing Officer at STCU added general comments about the business
community and of working together.Afterwards,there was a brainstorming session with each table working
on ideas for Community ARP funds, such a low income housing, housing in general, mental health,
childcare, water and sewer, broadband, economic development, small businesses, the workforce, and
getting people back to work.
Commissioner Kuney thanked everyone for attending, and the meeting was adjourned at 11:20 a.m.
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American Rescue Plan (ARP) Community Conversation
Friday, January 14, 2022
9:00am— 11:30am
CenterPlace Regional Event Center
2426 N. Discovery Place
Spokane Valley,WA 99216
The public will be able to listen by calling 1-877-853-5257(MEETING ID: 856 7484 5677)
or using the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85674845677(MEETING ID: 856 7484 5677)
Both the call-in number and zoom link will be listen only mode.
AGENDA
9:00am Opening Comments and Welcome Commissioner Mary Kuney
9:05am Introductions
9:20am ARP Process Overview Commissioner Mary Kuney
& Jeff MCMorris
9:30am Department of Commerce Director Lisa Brown
9:40am City/Town ARP updates from Spokane, Spokane Valley
Mayors and/or Councilmembers Cheney, Liberty Lake
Airway Heights, Medical Lake
Deer Park, Millwood
Fairfield, Rockford, Spangle
Latah, Waverly
10:10am Business Community Marty Dickinson
I0:15am ARP Workgroup Conversation Gerry Gemmill
11:25am Closing Comments Commissioner Kuney
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AGENDA
SPOKANE VALLEY CITY COUNCIL
• SPECIAL MEETING
Regional Council of Governments Meeting
Hosted by Spokane County Board of County Commissioners
Spokane Valley CenterPlace Regional Event Center
2426 N Discovery Place
Spokane Valley, WA 99216
January 14,2022
9:00 a.m.--11:30 a.m.
The public will be able to listen by calling 1-877-853-5257
(MEETING ID: 856 7484 5677)
or using the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85674845677
(MEETING ID: 856 7484 5677)
Both the call-in number and zoom link will be listen only mode.
9:00am Opening Comments and Welcome Commissioner Mary Kuney
9:05 any. Introductions
9:20am ARP Process Overview Commissioner Mary Kuney
& Jeff McMorris
9:30am Department of Commerce Director Lisa Brown
9:40am City/Town ARP updates from Spokane, Spokane Valley
Mayors and/or Councilmembers Cheney, Liberty Lake
Airway Heights, Medical Lake
Deer Park, Millwood
Fairfield, Rockford, Spangle
Latah, Waverly
10:1.0am Business Community Marty Dickinson
10:15am ARP Workgroup Conversation Gerry Gemmill
11:25am. Closing Comments Commissioner Kuney
ADJOURN
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American
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OVERVIEW
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CARES vs ARP
CARES FUNDING ARP FUNDING
■CARES was emergency based and 'The Federal red-tape is back, requiring
waived the normal red-tape that comes more reporting.
with Federal Funding.
'County received less than half of the
'Most funding in this region was through directly allocated funding for the region.
the County.
'No direct allocations.
'Could use direct allocations.
'Grants are through an RFP process.
•Goal of rapid disbursements.
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CARES vs ARP
CARES Funds by Jurisdiction ARP Funds by Jurisdiction
$107,000,000 $208,000,000
•Spokane County
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$91,000,000 •Farrfield
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ARP Direct Funding within Spokane County
Spokane Regional ARP Total: $208,357,509
.Co_.. s G'a, ARP Fundin . City ARP Funding
Spokane County 101,393,453 Deer Park 950,371
Spokane City 80,991,104 Millwood 380,000
Spokane Valley 16,006,492 Fairfield 136,327
Cheney 2,726,980 Rockford 105,839
Liberty Lake 2,385,944 Spangle 69,470
Airway Heights 2,065,597 Latah 40,724
Medical Lake 1,081,471 Waverly 23,737
Additional ARP funds available through other Federal and State Agencies
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■ARP/ARPA-American Rescue Plan Act contains standalone separate funding
sources with different eligibility and reporting requirements.
•Final rules by U.S. Treasury were just completed on January 6, 2022.
• 1.City/County- One-time,formula-based (State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds - SLFRF)
• 2. Federal Department Formula- Example HUD: HOME, CDBG, ESG
• 3. Federal Competitive Grants - Example EDA: Regional Growth Cluster, Tourism,
Workforce Development
• 4. Funding to State Governments - to use at the state level or sub-grant to local
jurisdictions and organizations
Categories allowed for ARP funds
1. Public Health
x. Negative Economic Impact
3. Services to Disproportionally Impacted Communities
4. Premium Pay
5. Infrastructure
6. Revenue Replacement-reimburses General Fund of receiving jurisdiction
7. Administrative-covers city/county costs of administrating funds
Dozens of sub-categories within categories 1-5 above,see the handout on table for descriptions
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ARP Timeline
14 Community Engagement continues (as required by the law)
✓ Jurisdictions need to pass their first ARP Plans for some, or all their
allocations
ARP Plans need to be passed by resolution
✓ Plans are flexible and can be changed until 12/31/24
• No changes to plans are allowed during 2025 or 2026
is ARP spending can take place through the end of 2026
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Results when categories are ranked
(1-most important to 5-least important)
Item Overall Rank Rank Distribution Score No.of Rankings
Public-Health 1 I , 4,465 1.382
Services to Disproportionally Impacted Communities [ I 4,373 1.388
Negative Economic Impact 3 i I 4.221 1.382
Broadband or Water&Sewer Infrastructure 4 I I ® 4,134 1.383
Premium Pay for frontline essential workers 5 l I Fri 3.575 1.382
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Lowest Rank Highest Rank
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ARP State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF)
eligible use categories
Public Health
1.1 COVID-19 Vaccination
1.2 COVID-19 Testing
1.3 COVID-19 Contact Tracing
1.4 Prevention in Congregate Settings (Nursing Homes, Prisons/Jails, Dense Work Sites, Schools, etc.)
1.5 Personal Protective Equipment
1.6 Medical Expenses (including Alternative Care Facilities)
Capital Investments or Physical Plant Changes to Public Facilities that respond to the COVID-19 public
1.7 health emergency
Other COVID-19 Public Health Expenses (including Communications, Enforcement,
1'$ Isolation/Quarantine)
1.9 Payroll Costs for Public Health, Safety, and Other Public Sector Staff Responding to COVID-19
1.10 Mental Health Services
1.11 Substance Use Services
1.12 Other Public Health Services
Negative Economic Impact
2.1 Household Assistance: Food Programs
2.2 Household Assistance: Rent, Mortgage, and Utility Aid
2.3 Household Assistance: Cash Transfers
2.4 Household Assistance: Internet Access Programs
2,5 Household Assistance: Eviction Prevention
2.6 Unemployment Benefits or Cash Assistance to Unemployed Workers
Job Training Assistance (e.g., Sectoral job-training, Subsidized Employment, Employment
2'7 Supports or Incentives)
2.8 Contributions to Unemployment Insurance Trust Funds
2.9 Small Business Economic Assistance (General)
2.10 Aid to Nonprofit Organizations
2.11 Aid to Tourism, Travel, or Hospitality
2.12 Aid to Other Impacted Industries
2.13 Other Ecominic Support
2.14 Rehiring Public Sector Staff
Services to Disproportionally Impacted Communities
3.1 Education Assistance: Early Learning
3.2 Education Assistance: Aid to High-Poverty Districts
3.3 Education Assistance: Academic Services
3.4 Education Assistance: Social, Emotional, and Mental Health Services
3.5 Education Assistance: Other
3.6 Healthy Childhood Environments: Child Care
3.7 Healthy Childhood Environments: Home Visiting
Healthy Childhood Environments: Services to Foster Youth or Families Involved in Child
3.8 Welfare System
3.9 Healthy Childhood Environments: Other
3.10 Housing Support: Affordable Housing
3.11 Housing Support: Services for Unhoused Persons
3.12 Housing Support: Other Housing Assistance
3.13 Social Determinants of Health: Other
3.14 Social Determinants of Health: Community Health Workers or Benefits Navigators
3.15 Social Determinants of Health: Lead Remediation
3.16 Social Determinants of Health: Community Violence Interventions
Premium Pay for front line essential workers
4.1 Public Sector Employees
4.2 Private Sector: Grants to Other Employers
Broadband or Water & Sewer Infrastructure
5.1 Clean Water: Centralized Wastewater Treatment
5.2 Clean Water: Centralized Wastewater Collection and Conveyance
5.3 Clean Water: Decentralized Wastewater
5.4 Clean Water: Combined Sewer Overflows
5.5 Clean Water: Other Sewer Infrastructure
5.6 Clean Water: Stormwater
5.7 Clean Water: Energy Conservation
5.8 Clean Water: Water Conservation
5.9 Clean Water: Nonpoint Source
5.10 Drinking water: Treatment
5.11 Drinking water: Transmission & Distribution
5.12 Drinking water: Transmission & Distribution: Lead Remediation
5.13 Drinking water: Source
5.14 Drinking water: Storage
5.15 Drinking water: Other water infrastructure
5.16 Broadband: "Last Mile" projects
5.17 Broadband: Other projects
1/19/2022
Following is a summary of comments from the Council of Governments'
Community Conversation on Friday, January 14, 2022.
Some of the brainstormed ideas fit in multiple categories. While we
assigned logical category numbers to the best of our abilities, additional
analysis would be needed to confirm legal compliance with ARP
regulations.
Public Health — Category 1
• Mental Health; need to make this a focus (1.10)
• Support for service providers, especially smaller, diverse providers
(Categories 1 & 3)
• Underserved communities, facilitate public services (Categories 1, 2 &
3)
• Facilities assistance (1.7)
• Public health needs around COVID (Category 1)
Negative Economic Impact — Category 2
• Economic Development is the basis for all our needs: schools,
workforce, finding those federal funds where possible; maximize and
utilize these funds; Department of Commerce services to help
coordinate our collective efforts (2.7, 2.9 — 2.13; 3.1 — 3.5)
• Getting people back to work; our workforce is paramount to keeping
everyone here in our community (2.7)
• Aerospace facility location; community wide initiative (2.7; 3.5)
• Regional retention plan for sustainability in smaller communities (2.7,
2.9; 3.3)
• Hiring incentives for the Spokane area (2.9 — 2.14)
• "Business incubator park" to attract new businesses: "a town within a
town" concept. Economic development, housing, broadband. This can
create a blueprint, a scalable model to use (2.7, 2.12; 3.10; 5.16, 5.17)
• Small business support and rejuvenation; use of grants for five or
fewer employees, or possibly loans so there can be sustainability for
these small businesses (2.9)
• Low Income housing; rental assistance; housing in general (2.2; 3.10)
• Hiring incentives for public safety employees (2.14)
• Support for small non-profits (2.10)
1/19/2022
Services to Disproportionally Impacted Communities —Category 3
• Regional collaboration for housing, and all needs, using Innovia and
public private partnership; meet further regionally as this is just a
beginning; we do not want to duplicate our efforts (3.10-3.12)
• Affordable housing— ownership, creation of a "loan fund" to assist
with getting into home ownership, especially for marginalized
communities (2.5; 3.10— 3.12)
• Utilize public/private dollars to help with housing; big projects which
will incentivize investment in this area (3.10, 3.12)
• It is key to identify our needs so we can create a pathway to those
who need our services. Start by using our local university connections
HERE! (3.2 — 3.5)
• Childcare; from the ground-up through school age children; focus on
their needs (3.1, 3.6)
• Tuition assistance will help keep our youth here in Spokane (3.3, 3.5)
• Support for service providers, especially smaller, diverse providers
(Categories 1 & 3)
• Scholarship model, graduating seniors commit to 2-4 years in school
and give back to Spokane by working here (3.2, 3.3, 3.5)
• Underserved communities, facilitate public services (Categories 1, 2 &
3)
• Early learning— huge part of infrastructure and part of a foundation
for many things (3.1)
• Re-energize SCOPE and other public safety initiatives (3.16)
• Develop housing and business opportunities on unused DOT land
along the 1-90 corridor east of Spokane (3.10)
• After-school programs (3.2 — 3.6, 3.8, 3.9)
Premium Pay for Front-Line Essential Workers— Category 4
• No comments from the group for this category
1/19/2022
Broadband or Water & Sewer Infrastructure — Category 5
• Sewer improvements to needed areas (5.5)
• Water and Sewer infrastructure, expanding utility needs (5.1 — 5.15)
• Broadband expansion, needed especially in small towns (5.16, 5.17)
• West Plains Terrace storm drainage system (5.6)
• "Business incubator park" to attract new businesses: "a town within a
town" concept. Economic development, housing, broadband. This can
create a blueprint, a scalable model to use (2.7, 2.12; 3.10; 5.16, 5.17)
• Aerospace facility location; community wide initiative (5.2, 5.5, 5.6,
5.11, 5.16)
Other Thoughts that May or May Not Fit into a Specific Category
• Long-term structure for the use of ARP funds, somehow this needs to
be a focus
• What generational impact can we create at this time? We need to rally
to have near term results, but real impact long-term. We are at the
pivoting point where we can take advantage of this now, invest now
for the future
• Leverage the 50-year anniversary of Expo, and utilize what that event
will generate for Spokane. Use seed money to create an impact for
years to come
• Utilize Olympia's possibilities in Spokane where we can maximize our
potential; work with regional partners; bring industries into the mix
(look to additional grants through State and Federal governments)
• Make use of some underutilized land when possible
• Each community puts up a percentage of their ARP funds into a
common pot narrowly focused towards a regional project
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