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2022, 07-12 Regular Formal MINUTES City of Spokane Valley City Council Regular Formal Meeting Tuesday,July 12, 2022 Mayor Haley called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. The meeting was held in person by Council and staff in Council Chambers, and also remotely via Zoom meeting. Attendance: Councilmembers Staff Pam Haley, Mayor John Hohman, City Manager Rod Higgins, Deputy Mayor Erik Lamb, Deputy City manager Tim Hattenburg, Councilmember Chelsle Taylor, Finance Director Laura Padden,Councilmember Cary Driskell, City Attorney Brandi Peetz, Councilmember John Bottelli, Parks, Rec& Facilities Dir. Ben Wick, Councilmember Dave Ellis, Police Chief Arne Woodard, Councilmember Tony Beattie, Sr. Deputy City Attorney Bill Helbig, Community &Public Works Dir. Gloria Mantz, City Engineer Adam Jackson, Planning/Grants Engineer Mike Basinger, Economic Development Dir. Susan Nielsen, Economic Dev. Specialist Christine Bainbridge, City Clerk INVOCATION: Pastor Zac Minton of the Rock 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 AMENDED AGENDA It was moved by Deputy Mayor Higgins, seconded and unanimously agreed to approve the amended agenda. INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS AND PRESENTATIONS COMMITTEE,BOARD,LIAISON SUMMARY REPORTS Councilmember Wick: reported that the Association of Washington Cities(AWC)CEO will be in town this week and he will be hosting a 'meet and greet' this Friday. City Manager Hohman reminded Council that if any Councilmembers plan to attend, that no more than two others can attend along with Councilmember Wick so that there will not be a quorum. Councilmember Wick mentioned that there will also be some representatives from others cities such as Liberty Lake and Airway Heights. Councilmember Woodard: mentioned Council's tour of Avista Stadium, and said the Valley News Herald had a nice article explaining the proposed updates to the stadium. Councilmember Hattenburg: said that he enjoyed touring the stadium; said the STA meeting discussed the line update of the transit route of Spokane Community College to Browns' addition; and said the awards banquet for STA is this Sunday. Councilmember Peetz; said she also enjoyed touring the stadium; said the Chamber of Commerce Government Action Committee met and saw two presentations, one about proposed SB 5371 which deals with a statewide sweetened beverage tax, and the other about the Snake River Dam Report, and said she left copies on the counter in Council Chambers for those who might be interested. Councilmember Padden: said she no report. Deputy Mayor Higgins: reported that the Clean Air Board meeting had a discussion about cost recovery for agency services, said it was generally accepted marijuana growing has moved from a cottage industry to a more corporate business, and that complaints have steadily decreased to the point that annual permit fees Council Meeting Minutes, Formal: 07-12-2022 Page 1 of 7 Approved by Council: 07-26-2022 • are carried by indoor growers and processors, and it was suggested that a conference with those business be organized to discuss how self regulation could minimize compliance costs thus reducing overall regulatory fees; he said that Washington is only one of two states that doesn't clarify marijuana growing as agricultural; said that Spokane's Waste to Energy Plant is the only plant of its kind in the state,and that the Clean Air agency here in Spokane, writes the permitting parameters for Department of Ecology's (DOE) Municipal Waste Combustor Emission Guidelines, and the DOE just approved and adopted our agency's plan for statewide use. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Haley reported that she attended the Performance Monitoring External Relations Committee for STA where they discussed the construction contract for the Monroe-Regal high performance transit route phase 2 and that most of the construction contract bids are coming in below the engineer's estimate; said they are also working on the final Division Street stops, and working on the disadvantaged business enterprise program, which is business owners/contractors that can do work for STA that would be considered disadvantaged; said the problem is most of those companies and very small and most STA projects are big so they will try to break down some of their projects to bring more people in to bid; said they recommended to the Board to revise the fare policy to not charge for riders up to age 18 and said this will likely pass;said they received a clean 2021 audit from the State Auditor;and that STA is working with Spokane Public Schools to address some of the school's shortage of bus drivers; and that she attended a meeting about the Department of Commerce, which will be discussed later tonight. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY 111: After Mayor Haley explained the process, she invited public comment. Mr. Dan Allison, Spokane Valley: spoke about junk cars; said there were about 500 cars at the Fairgrounds for a swap meet and according to our City's terminology, all those would be junk; said these ears start out as junk and are restored; said he feels the City is on the wrong track and that we can't come on someone's property and tell them they have junk cars and haul them off; suggested sending out a flyer to those we think have junk cars and give them the name of haulers that the City would pay to have them hauled off. Mr. John Harding, Spokane Valley: spoke about crime; said that is supposed to be the number one priority of Council but so far he's not convinced; said we spend money on road maintenance and on parks maintenance and infrastructure; said there are about 800 to 1,000 individuals in gangs; and said Council needs to check its priorities. Mr. Joseph Price, Spokane Valley: said he cleans up all the meth labs and that manpower is the problem, and that we are not picking up any taxes on it; suggested cutting down some services for the homeless or let them all be in one area as most homeless people don't move too far; said in Jacksonville Florida they deputize people to help with these types of situations. Mr. Dan Smith, Spokane Valley: said he heard gunfire in his neighborhood about four days ago and discovered that it is part of police training; said his neighborhood did not receive any notification; that he also heard there will be canine training on this site, which he identified as at First and Progress; said he would like appropriate action taken as initially he thought they were being attacked and said more information to the public would be good. 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 12,2022, Request for Council Action Form: $2,908,491.33 b. Approval of Payroll for Pay Period ending June 30,2022: $636,915.41 c. Approval of Council Meeting Minutes of June 14, 2022, Special Meeting, Budget Workshop d. Approval of Council Meeting Minutes of June 28, 2022, Regular Formal Meeting e. Approval of Council Meeting Minutes of June 30, 2022, Special Meeting f. Approval of Council Meeting minutes of July 5,2022, Study Session It was moved by Deputy Mayor Higgins, seconded and unanimously agreed to approve the Consent Agenda. Council Meeting Minutes, Formal: 07-12-2022 Page 2 of 7 Approved by Council: 07-26-2022 2. Second Reading Ordinance 22-013,Amending SVMC 3.48 Vendor List,Purchase Orders Tony Beattie After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved by Deputy Mayor Higgins and seconded to approve Ordinance No. 22-013 adopting amendments to Chapter 3.48 SVMC. After Mr. Beattie's brief explanation of the amendments, Mayor Haley invited public comment. No comments were offered. Vote by acclamation: in favor: unanimous. Opposed: none. Motion carried. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY 121: Mayor Haley invited public comment Ms. Barb Howard, Spokane Valley (via, Zoom): spoke about a problem with the Opportunity Post Office having late and/or mail delivery problems; said she spoke with Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers' office and said people should contact her to issue complaints; that apparently the problem is with all the deliveries of Amazon. Mr.Jim Hose,Spokane Valley: referenced his neighborhood at 161h and Pines;expressed thanks for Council addressing some of the issues he spoke to last time and for getting his neighborhood into the Six Year Plan; said he would like to see justice for all neighborhoods that have experienced similar neglect and that his neighborhood has had a great deal of neglect; mentioned the array housing types nearby Browns Park and that is good to see people using the park; said he listened to the information from the street department that it is important to take care of the roads but in his neighborhood, it's just not worth it to spend he money; said he understands that there may be proposal for a tax after 35 years of neglect. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS: 3.Washington Economic Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds—Susan Nielsen,Mike Basinger After Mr. Basinger introduced newly hired Economic Development Specialist Susan Nielsen, Ms.Nelsen explained the background of the request from WEDFA and that they would like Council to consider approval of a resolution in support of the project and financing before the end of July 2022. Council had no objection that staff bring forth a resolution at the next meeting. 1, Recreation Programs Upda*—Ken :r;-:May.Jolm Botte14i This item was previously removed from the agenda. 5. RCO Greenacres Update John Bottelli Via his PowerPoint presentation, Director Bottelli explained about Phase 2 of the Greenacres Park update; he mentioned the estimated $2 million preliminary grant application concept which included tennis/pickleball courts, basketball court, baseball/softball field, and expanded parking; he showed the public outreach results of ranking of amenities; he showed a list of the amenities to be included on the final grant application concept, also at an estimated $2 million; then went over the timeline showing what has been completed, and what the next steps are, adding that to obtain the $1.5 million grant, the City would need to provide at least $500,000 in match. Discussion included use of the shelter, partnerships with Hoopfest and other organizations, the much-needed shade for the park, and an idea of reduced disc golf. Mayor Haley expressed how positive this will be to have the park finished. Councilmembers were in agreement to continue as noted in the Request for Council Action. 6. Potential Grant Opportunity, Transportation Improvement Board—Adam Jackson Mr. Jackson went through the PowerPoint discussing the potential grant opportunity through the Transportation Improvement Board; he showed the areas of the four recommended projects: three under the Urban Arterial Program, and one under the Active Transportation Program; and said staff is seeking Council consensus to proceed with the proposed projects in a motion consideration for the July 26 meeting. There were no objections from Council. 7. Pavement Management Program: Local Access Streets—John Hohman, Bill Helbig,Adam Jackson Mr. Hohman said that this is about the 574' discussion on pavement management; and tonight we are responding to previous public comments from a few weeks ago and again tonight, concerning local access streets; he again stated that there is a lot of grant money for arterials, but not for local access streets; that Council Meeting Minutes, Formal: 07-12-2022 Page 3 of 7 Approved by Council: 07-26-2022 currently several neighborhoods are showing either `yellow' or 'red' condition and that maybe Council could provide what is important and what should be staffs focus. It was noted the streets shown in red are bad, yellow are fair, and green are good or better. Mr. 1-lelbig added that the red streets are not for preservation, but require full reconstruction. After Mr. Jackson went through the PowerPoint, there was lengthy discussion. In response to a Council comment about doing some yellow and some red streets with available funds. Mr. Jackson said the challenge is addressing the 10% of the red streets while 90% of the other streets keep aging; and as we put off that work, the problem grows; that the red are bad and will get worse, but relative to the green, it would be worse to let a green street get even worse. Councilmember Padden said we have to do both good and bad roads; that the City government is infrastructure which is a top priority; said she saw a newspaper article of 15 years ago and we had the same message; said we need to reassess our spending priorities and use existing funds and not new taxes; said in the last two years we spent $8.7 million on park land acquisition; said parks are important but there must be balance; she mentioned the idea of sales tax on auto sales and parts and using that for roads, or setting aside a certain amount from the general fund for roads. City Manager Hohman said there are many concerns which have been talked about for many years, and not a lot has changed; he mentioned the implementation of a telephone utility for streets, but that has dwindled significantly; said we are fighting a reduction in revenue; that the utility tax on phones does not apply to the data portion of cell phones (because federal law prohibits the taxing of data); said that over the years Councilmernbers have robbed every piece of surplus funds and all has been taken and used to try to extend what our program is doing;he noted we also pay quite a bit for snow plowing, de-icing that occurs on those local access roads at a cost of about$1 million versus not plowing and waiting for the roads to clear up with warmer weather; said during the great recessions, we spent many years trying to keep the overall budget increase to 1% and we got there by looking at every expenditure; and now the general fund subsidizes the streets; said we went in detail for the last five years of how much money was transferred from general to street fund, and this year was over $3 million just to keep the basic operations going; said we are also struggling with public safety costs; for 2022 there was about a 9% increase which equated to another$2.6 million, which budget is already 62%of our overall budget; said a lot of that surplus money was also used as local match money for the larger projects, such as the Barker Grade Separation Project,the Pines Grade Separation Project,and other safety projects; said we have to identify city funds to be able to go after these grants, and it is very much a balancing act; but he feels we are at a critical point and staff needs to know how does Council want us to proceed, focus on street preservation or maintenance; and that although we have discussed this over 57 times, there is still a need for a lot of conversation. Deputy Mayor Higgins said that the $16 million is probably not enough; that we have to talk about additional revenue and how to raise additional funds to fix roads and keep them maintained; that we are probably in a recession now which is probably not a time to be talking about that, but the problems are not going away;things are getting very tight; re-prioritization is nice but it doesn't solve the local access street problems; said maybe Council should be talking about letting the roads go to gravel; said if people want good roads, it will cost more. Councilmember Peetz mentioned that we spend money on parks but our city is growing and the amount of park or vacant land isn't; said it is a balancing act and we can't fund everything; she asked about using the funds set aside for repairing City Hall. Mr. Hohman said there are some funds in an account we are going to use to try to jump-start city hall repairs; that there is a potential settlement in the future, and while we could use some of those funds he would not recommend all of it as we want to start on some repairs; that is a small portion of the$30 million required to repair all the red roads; he asked what process does Council want to use to prioritize; what kind of public input does Council want; and what should be tackled. Councilmember Peetz asked if there is a way to get more public input other than ways we have already tried, to see how citizens wants us to spend the money. Mr. Hohman said he is sure there are all kind of things we can do; that we went in-depth last year; it was in the newspapers all the time; we took out ads; had info on social media, lots of earned media; local TV stations and newspapers had inform;the input was large, but yes, not large for our overall population; and he again asked Council what input do they want; Council Meeting Minutes,Formal: 07-12-2022 Page 4 of 7 Approved by Council: 07-26-2022 what is the priority; said the public feels local access and arterials should be equally weighed but we don't get equal funding so we are limited to funding the arterials; said staff needs more guidance from Council on where Council wants to go; said we have done all the technical and financial analysis; and we also understand the state of the economy. Councilmember Woodard stated that the road system is perpetual; we have always kept roads in good to fair condition; that it takes $55 million to do all the red and yellow streets that require reconstruction, and that same $55 million keeps the green roads in great condition; if you do the red and yellow, by the time you finished,the green will be in the red and yellow;said taxes should be a last resort and surplus funds are not necessarily surplus; he too stated there are no grants for local access roads and we need a separate source of funding;that if we didn't have that street wear fee we'd have nothing;maybe we should have some roads go back to gravel; and said maybe we should have special meetings but then have the courage to do something. Mayor Haley said she thinks Council realizes we have to do preservation until we have the money to do more otherwise we'd be spending almost double to do the roads; and by a show of hands, it appears that a quorum agreed with Mayor Haley.Mr. Hohman said prioritizing preservation versus reconstruction doesn't mean you do all of one or the other. Mr. Jackson further explained that the $6.5 million for local streets, that doesn't remove all the red streets; so if we start today with $6.5 million and work for ten years on it, by averages they'll just be other streets that have degraded to red; so 10% of our streets are in the reconstruction zone and 90% were not; and the June 21 discussion about fixing particular neighborhoods, said he wants to make sure if we are committed to the red streets or do we try to holistically look at the 90% of the other streets. Mr. Helbig added that system-wide, our backlog to get everything up to standard for all roads is about$120 million; so about half of that would go to about 10%of our streets;so the question is, are we doing okay with the process now by trying to keep more from going into the red and preserving what we can, and picking up the reds when we can, such as we did with the $1.5 million street wear funds. Goingack to the Request for Council Action, the questions to be considered are: 1. Should projects focus on the 10% of the existing local streets that require reconstruction or focus on preserving the remaining 90% of the existing local streets. Mayor Haley re-worded the question to state: should the projects focus on the remaining 90% of the existing local streets. By a show of hands, all Councilmembers agreed with this statement. 2. What criteria should he used to prioritize neighborhoods higher than others?Should strffconductpublic outreach to help Council prioritize which streets are repaired first? Mr. Hohman said this question is the crux of the issue, and we need feedback and guidance on how to evaluate one neighborhood over the over; and how do we take that$1.5 million and try to address that over time. Deputy Mayor Higgins stated that not all streets are in the same red level and perhaps we could save some, but we rely on the technical people to tell us which of those red streets are more salvageable. Mr. Hohman replied that it appears the idea is to go into some neighborhoods and work on some areas and patch them up at a cheaper cost; he said that might be true but we need to look at each individually and try to come up with a plan for each one. Mr. Holman said that one thing to keep in mind is tackling these holistically like we have done typically results in a better overall value for what we do out there because getting a contractor to show up is a large cost;so if they come to an area,they can do the neighboring streets as well all at a very efficient cost; said staff can look at that and bring that back. Deputy Mayor Higgins agreed, and said the question is,what can we fix realistically. A question came up about how the Midilome project was selected, and Mr. Jackson said that was selected because the water district was not planning to work on those streets; there was no utility work planned; because we do not want to build a new street and have a utility company do something a few years later. However, Mr. Jackson stated, west of Bowdish did have a five to eight year plan to put water lines through from University to 33r`r or 3411', into Bowdish; so that was a deterrent; said the next opportunity was CDBG funds and Spokane County work for the sewer expansion into the Barker Road homes, and we could use the funds to supplement the new streets there. Mr. Jackson further explained that we have rebuilt two neighborhoods with our pavement management Council Meeting Minutes,Formal: 07-12-2022 Page 5 of 7 Approved by Council: 07-26-2022 program; how can we try to reconstruct roads as doing that is like fixing the worse streets first which is opposite to a perpetual plan; so this 4'1`and Coleman neighborhood was an attempt to find a geographically different location,and streets that were clustered where we could maximize the mobilization of a contractor. Mr. Hohman said there was also some feedback from Council about spreading this work out equitably on different income levels of the city as we didn't want to focus on higher income levels only but spread it around to some of the lower income as well which is one of the reasons that neighborhood was selected. Councilmember Peetz agreed with partnering with other entities in working on the streets; also if there is a safety aspect to the streets, or a safe-route-to-school; and asked if it would be an option to work to get the smaller projects out of the way first. Mr. Jackson said that is an option, but doing the smaller projects first, means that the sacrifice would be that$1.5 million will go further if applied to non-red streets and prevent those yellow streets from getting worse.Councilmember Wick said in hying to find ways more and the best way to do this;that ideally fix the yellow streets before they get red so prioritize the ones you think will go worst faster; said he agrees with doing the partnerships with utilities and suggested we stay the course with the $1.5 million street wear fee; said he likes the identifying of the ten different neighborhoods, future projects as shown on the slide 7, and continue talks with neighborhoods and get out to speak to citizens in venues such as Farmers Markets, and use of the city's newsletter; but we can't take care of it all at the moment. Mayor Haley said she agreed with Councilmembers Peetz and Wick on how to prioritize the neighborhoods. 3. How to fund the proposed local access street project? Mayor Haley said it doesn't look like staff will get an answer o this tonight;that most citizens think we get a lot from the property taxes but it is mostly sales tax which a lot of comes from auto row; said Council needs to determine what those future funding sources are before deciding how to fund those projects. Councilmember Hattenburg said he agrees that Council needs the courage to go to the public; said he'd be willing to have town hall meetings in particular neighborhoods or a general town hall meeting at City Hall; said when it comes up he tells constituents that overall we have good road systems; said he personally is not worried about his political future if somethings needs to be passed to keep those roads in good shape; said Council needs solutions and at what cost and how to pay for it. Mr. Hohman said staff can look at those options for discussing more with the community; and maybe even determine what type of work would be required in each of those neighborhoods; reminding Council that that is just the reconstruct neighborhood and there are other neighborhoods that we need to keep from falling into a reconstruct neighborhood. Mr. Hohman said he appreciates tonight's conversation with Council; that he also wants to share the perspective that since the recession,the Council was really focused on economic development; and that all those economic development efforts such as the infrastructure that went in the northeast industrial area,and focus on various other projects including the park projects,that allows us from an economic development standpoint, to have a more attractive community to the businesses that have moved into this area; and that we are in the center of this region, from Airway Heights to Medical Lake,to Coeur d'Alene;and it is very attractive for companies to be here;and that those efforts have led to Councils' ability to keep the taxes as low as possible. He noted that no other city especially in this region, has only one utility tax and for us that is the telephone utility tax; that the City of Spokane is up to 20% and they have maxed out everything, that every tax that could be assessed is; but our city has been completely different; but with sales tax, when it's good it's good and what it's bad, it's really bad; so those are things to continue discussing. Councilmember Padden said that even though Spokane had a lot of money, they didn't prioritize their roads and they have horrible roads; and said she hopes we can prioritize our local roads a little more. Councilmember Peetz said he need to talk with our legislators as there were several missed opportunities where we could have received funds for projects and in turn we've had to take either general fund or surplus funds to prop up either Barker or Pines or other projects; said she is aware there has been some legislation proposed for preservation and maintenance but maybe we could talk with our legislators and get their idea of what they're hearing from not only their peers but from western Washington and what we could do to Council Meeting Minutes, Formal: 07-12-2022 Page 6 of 7 Approved by Council: 07-26-2022 bring back some of those funds here; that we are paying those taxes but they are not coining back to our community,so we could use some of those funds for roads instead of having to use them for capital projects. Mr. Hohman mentioned that we compete very well on those grant opportunities but the state does not have allocations for local access streets as most of those programs are directed to arterials,and that we have done very well on that especially with Mr.Jackson's expertise. Mr. Hohman added that he met with an individual last week who related a comment from one of the Eastern Washington Directors for a Congresswoman,and the comment was that Spokane Valley punches above its weight when it comes to the state and federal lobbying efforts in bringing money back into the community;which was good to hear; that we try hard but we can always do better. Councilmember Wick said that freight is changing; and local access streets are now used for deliveries from stores and groceries; said it will change our community,and how do we adopt to those new trends; we will have to think of local access streets as freight networks as well. Mr. Jackson said that the 2021 Street Committee went in-depth on available funding mechanisms; we used the committee's expertise to help shape and inform the public; so we have that information; said we are in a very enviable position as our streets are manageable;that we have a lot of green streets,and we are focusing on a small, although valid and important, percentage of those streets; that it is not an easy task but it is a manageable one. Mayor Haley called for a recess at 8:20 p.m.; she reconvened the meeting at 8:30 p.m. 8. Department of Commerce, Camp Hope Update—Erik Lamb, Eric Robison Mr. Lamb referenced the two letters distributed at the dais prior to the meeting: one from the County and one from Spokane City with the focus on the City of Spokane as fiscal agent for all funds awarded for right- of-way purposes in Spokane County. Mr. Lamb also noted that if Council agrees, we could submit a letter similar to the one provided by Spokane County, which also mentioned that none of the shelters would be operated by us. There was Council consensus that we provide such letter. Mr. Lamb said that we will also have to come up with a proposal for the entire amount; that meetings are ongoing and he will be coining back with more information on how to use that 70% remaining funds, and in looking realistically at the timing, we could not do the appropriate due diligence so we don't recommend putting in for use of those funds at this time. 9. Advance Agenda—Mayor Haley There were no suggested changes for the Advance Agenda. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS: Concerning ARPA, City Manager Hohman mentioned the previous proposal from our Police Department, and that one item that was discussed was the surveillance trailer, similar to a speed trail, but this has a camera to help support some of the policing efforts; said he would like Council to consider advancing with that one purchase, either with or without the license plate reader; he noted the cost is about $77,000 with the license plate reader and a little less without.There was Council consensus to purchase the trailer without the license plate reader. 10. EXECUTIVES SESSION: [RCW 42.30.110(1)i)] Potential Litigation It was proved by Deputy Mayor Higgins, seconded and unanimously agreed to adjourn into executive session for approximately 15 minutes to discuss potential litigation, and that no action will be taken upon return to open session. Council adjourned into executive session at 8:46 p.m. At 9:04 p.m., Mayor Haley declared Council out of executive session, at which time it was moved, seconded and unanimously agreed to adjourn. AT 1.4,41\4. Pam Haley, Mayor hristine Bainbridge, City Cler Council Meeting Minutes, Formal: 07-12-2022 Page 7 of 7 Approved by Council: 07-26-2022 SIGN-IN SHEET SPOKANE VALLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, July 12, 2022 6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY #, Citizens may only speak at one or the other, but not both General Public Comment Opportunities. THIS IS GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY 1 - THIS OCCURS EARLY IN THE AGENDA. SPEAKERS MAY SPEAK AT EITHER GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY 1 OR 2 - BUT NOT BOTH. YOUR SPEAKING TIME WILL GENERALLY BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES You may sign in to speak but it is not necessary,as the Mayor will afford the public the opportunity to speak. NAME TOPIC OF CONCERN YOU YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE PLEASE PRINT WILL SPEAK ABOUT z1A/ 4/�/ 5 // " 94,LiciA/ „ 5 5,, � , . d. 1Z Please note that once information is entered on this form, it becomes a public record subject to public disclosure. 1 Grant Update : Greenacres Park Phase 2 , 1114,-. _ ,, WASHINGTON STATE RECREATION AND CONSERVATION OFFICE (RCO) 1 1 PCtew,l GnA+'nrtww: V +.. , I.P.wHa� ' 1 Pleperund a 1 ° 1.s.cPson. ym,em u� uun I,?'ASE II 0 I i=etas^s ww r� Ls.SlewOh � Greenacres ', . Park 2010 �.. Y.4 t),.4 "A y J PHASEI rr � _�� Master Plan , .,.., , rlii FUTURE GREENACRES NEIGHBORHOOD PARK in1}r MASTER PLAN — -T�21 2 1 Preliminary Grant Application Concept 3 le .1� ` � 1 _ ► Tennis / Pickleball (l, Courts I ► Basketball Court I __--- ► Baseball/Softball . ..._�., ' Field 1. Expanded Parking • . ._.. 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S"pokane ° . L. -� illP.' y Val lei; +r s GMINf1t 11 !'rli It t -li " - • . __._„_. ........ . .Y�4� Questions . = i. •: = , ....,.._ .:41,„, _ • ' ..-''... !' iiii�+ 't 4iji„ -04! "11 • pp �� Y . f tA .• 4111111%-_. .. _fa ' i 7 4 I Item 8 i �, 1 .IIS. Spokane County _'� �" ' �� 1 OFFICE OF COUNTY 11 rt}llg �i rr ,'I� COMMISSIONERS Josh.Kerns, 1 51 District j Mary L. Kuncy, 2"d District I Al French, 3`d District July 12, 2022 Mr.Tedd Kelleher Senior Managing Director Housing Assistance Unit,Community Services and Housing Division Washington State Department of Commerce Re.Department of Commerce Right of Way (ROW)Funding, 30% tranche Dear Mr. Kelleher, Please accept this letter of support for the initial 30%request of ROW funding as outlined in the document provided by the City of Spokane on July 11,2022 and signed by Mayor Woodward, Council President Beggs, Council Member Kinnear, and Council Member Zappone. Spokane County has been a strategic partner and stakeholder with the City of Spokane, City of Spokane Valley, and the Spokane Housing Authority to develop a regional proposal for the State Commerce ROW funding. Spokane County acknowledges that the City of Spokane will serve as the fiscal agent for all funds awarded for ROW purposes in Spokane County. To date, the above-mentioned entities have been working collaboratively seeking solutions for those who find themselves inhabiting ROW locations. We are striving to bring better outcomes for both individuals and the community as a whole. Sincerely, Mary , K ey, hair Al French, V e Chair sh Kerns,Commissioner Enclosure: City of Spokane funding plan for 30%tranche letter(1) 1116 WEST BROADWAY AVENUE,SPOKANE,WA 99260-0100 (509)477-2265 Item#8 COMMUNITY, HOUSING,AND HUMAN SPOKA .V I-' SERVICES DEPARTMENT ppor-441 1 80$W.SP©KANE FArt.S Brvo. ;101 SPOKANE,WASHINGTON 99201 1 509.625.6325 1�7 '9>>j )) FAX 509.625.6315 TM July 11, 2022 RE: Department of Commerce Right of Way (ROW) Funding, 30%tranche TO: Mr.Tedd Kelleher Senior Managing Director Housing Assistance Unit, Community Services and Housing Division Washington State Department of Commerce Dear Mr Kelleher, We have activated a multi-jurisdiction and agency response that includes Spokane County, City of Spokane, City of Spokane Valley, the Spokane Housing Authority as the lead agencies to develop a regional proposal for State Commerce.This proposal includes a robust partnership of service providers to assist in getting actions done in the short and longer term. In coordination with other agencies, we would declare a homelessness emergency as a companion to the housing emergency declaration by Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward already in place and would expand that to other jurisdictions as they determine. 30% of the allocated $24,000,000 is$7,200,000 that is recommended as below Initial 30% ($7,200,000)Action Steps Bed Spaces Cost Estimates and Date Propose a multi-agency coordinated response to provide onsite Required $500,000 (est.) assessments and case management at the WADOT site to include precursor August a multi-discipline and integrated medical care approach to this to identify vulnerable population that develops the best housing, supportive best housing, or shelter solution based on an individual's needs. This housing assessment plan includes follow-up for a year after transition to solution ensure ongoing needs are met and individuals have the support needed not to return to street homelessness. Agreements are in progress with: • The United Way • Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners(SNAP) • Providence • Compassionate Addiction Treatment (CAT) • CHAS Street Medicine Item #8 • Revive • Jewels Helping Hands Commit to purchase and rehab a motel on Sunset Highway to 100-110 $6,000,000 (est.) create 88 affordable housing units for 100-110 people within 90 Rapid capital days of funding.This property was to be a Permanent Supportive acquisition Housing (PSH) acquisition and can accelerate the occupation and August defer the improvements to convert to PSH incrementally over the next 2-3 years by sets of rooms. (CCEW) Provision for approximately 30 2-person living pods as transitional 60 $600,000 (est.) space in the new-large capacity Trent shelter to help people on the transitional September journey back to permanent housing. Expand shelter infrastructure 2-person for more permanent restroom, shower, laundry, and ADA pods accessibility for sustained use (Trent Shelter, Guardians/TSA) Establish transportation partnership with STA and shelter Cyclical $120,000 operators for 3x day loop to include WADOT site, shelters and transit service providers. First year cost. 30% FUNDING $7,220,000 c�ry of �• CITY COUNCIL Spokane Valley* 10210 r Sprague Avenue ♦ Spokane Valley WA 99206 •7 Phone: (509)720-5000 ♦ Fax: (509)720-5075 • www.spokanevalley.org July 12, 2022 Senate Transportation Committee Chair, Sen. Marko Liias House Transportation Committee Chair, Rep.Jake Fey Dear Transportation Committee Chairmen, Thank you for your support and engagement in establishing the Move Ahead Washington Railroad Crossing Grant Program. We appreciate your work in coordination with our local legislators in establishing and funding the program with $5 million during the 2022 legislative session, and for your subsequent work ensuring that the program is implemented by the Washington State Department of Transportation in a timely fashion. Funds appropriated through the Move Ahead Washington Railroad Crossing Grant Program will provide key state matching funds to increase the competitiveness of federal grant applications.This program will hopefully increase the amount of federal funds being allocated to Washington State in the competitive grant process. The City of Spokane Valley intends to apply to the Move Ahead Washington Railroad Crossing Grant Program to secure state matching funds for the city's application to USDOT's Railroad Crossing Elimination Program and the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program for its Pines Road/BNSF Grade Separation Project.This is the intersection of two state highways, State Routes 27 and 290, and includes a new underpass and shared-use pathway on SR 27 under the BNSF tracks along with a new multi-lane roundabout at the intersection. With an average of 67 trains crossing a day, and 49 crashes between 2017-2021,the project is imperative for a safe and accessible transportation network that serves all users. We are hopeful our applications will be competitive. Wish us luck, and we will keep you apprised of our progress.Thank you for your partnership. Sincerely, Pam Haley Mayor, City of Spokane Valley On behalf of City Council CC: Sen. Mike Padden,4th District Senator Rep. Rob Chase, 4th District House of Representatives Rep. Bob McCaslin,4th District House of Representatives