2022, 12-06 special w/legislators MINUTES
City of Spokane Valley
City Council Special Meeting
4:00 pm. Tuesday,December 6,2022
Mayor Haley called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. The meeting was held in person 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 Bill Helbig, Community&Public Works Dir.
Laura Padden, Councilmember John Bottelli,Parks&Recreation Director
Brandi Peetz, Councilmember Gloria Mantz, City Engineer
Ben Wick, Councilmember Kevin Richey,Assistant Police Chief
Arne Woodard, Councilmember Chelsie Taylor, Finance Director
John Whitehead,Human Resources Director
Others in Attendance: Adam Jackson, Engineering Manager
Ms. Briahna Murray, Lobbyist, with Virginia Clough, Legislative Policy Coordinator
Gordon Thomas Honeywell Christine Bainbridge, City Clerk
Legislators:
Senator Mike Padden, 4th District
Rep.-elect Leonard Christian, 4th District
Rep.-elect Suzanne Schmidt, 4th District
Representative Joe Schmick, 9th District
ROLL CALL: City Clerk Bainbridge called the roll;all Councilmembers were present.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: It was moved by Deputy Mayor Higgins, seconded and unanimously agreed
to approve the agenda.
WELCOME: Mayor Haley welcomed everyone to the meeting,which was followed by self-introductions,
and then thanks from City Manager Hohman for everyone attending.
DISCUSSION: the following aspects of Spokane Valley's 2023 State Legislative Agenda were discussed:
Funding Requests
Pines Grade Separation: Mr. Hohman noted that although we have approved our 2023 State Legislative
Agenda, it will now need to be amended as thanks to Senator Padden's.work, we have received the final
funding package of$5 million; he said that the Pines Grade Separation Project is now fully funded and we
will spend 2023 acquiring the last pieces of right-of-way; and again,he expressed thanks for everyone's
hard work on this project.
Greenacres Park Phase 2: Councilmember Woodard discussed the Park's Phase 2, which will expand the
park to add a tennis court, pickleball courts, and other amenities; and he noted on the handout's map, the
red circle showing the new or expanded amenities.
Support Requests
Support for grants awarded to the Performing Arts Center was next discussed by Councilmember Wick;
who stated that the Arts Center will be a state-of-the-art 59,000 square foot facility located near Mirabeau
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Park;that it will draw visitors from all around the region and that the City requests support for the legislature
to fully fund two state grants managed by the Department of Commerce.
Councilmember Peetz talked about support for minor league baseball stadiums including Avista Stadium,
which is a huge asset for the community; it was also mentioned that ours is the largest of all stadiums in
need of help and one of the older ones,with Councilmember Woodard thanking Senator Padden for working
to support this project.
Policy statements were also discussed as noted on the agenda:
Working off the City's legislative agenda,Deputy Mayor Higgins discussed Public Safety, followed by
Councilmember Padden discussing removing barriers to Housing Construction; then City Manager
Hohman talked about amending the state law regarding municipal taxing authority;Deputy Mayor Higgins
discussed tax relief, and Councilmember Hattenburg talked about local decision making authority. Mayor
Haley addressed the issue of protect and restore local state-shared revenues,and Councilmember Woodard
discussed Growth Management Act Policies.
Mayor Haley asked if there were any other issues the legislators wanted us to know about, and Senator
Padden briefly talked about Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP) like those offered with Yokes, and
WINCO, and said about 150 employees of Schweitzer Engineers retired as millionaires. Representative
Schmick mentioned the dire mental health situation and the need for more people in the field;he also noted
that passing the 988 suicide line is great but there are some smaller areas with no cell service; so those are
issues that need further attention.
Mayor Haley thanked everyone for coming. It was then moved by Deputy Mayor Higgins, seconded and
unanimously agreed to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 5:06 p.m.
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for Phase 2:
1) A Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP — local parks) grant
award for $500,000, ranked number 7 of 59 projects; and
2) A Land Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant award of $1 million, ranked
number 11 of 25 projects.
Phase 2 Will Add the Following Amenities:
New Tennis Court
Six Pickleball Courts
Two Hoopfest-Style Basketball Courts
Community Garden
New Shade Structures and Shade Trees
New Backstop
Expansion of Existing Playground and Splash Pad
Additional Parking Spaces
Paving of Existing Perimeter Path
Renovation of Existing Disc Golf Course with 3-Hole Introductory Course
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