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2023, 04-25 Formal minutes MINUTES City of Spokane Valley City Council Regular Meeting Formal Format Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Mayor Haley called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. The meeting was held in person by Council and staff in the Great Room at CenterPlace, 2426 N Discovery Place, Spokane Valley, and also remotely via Zoom meeting. Attendance: Councilmembers Staff Pam Haley, Mayor Erik Lamb,Deputy City Manager Rod Higgins, Deputy Mayor Gloria Mantz, City Engineer Tim Hattenburg, Councilmember Bill Helbig, Community&Public Works Director Laura Padden, Councilmember John Bottelli, Parks&Recreation Director Ben Wick, Councilmember Tony Beattie, Sr. Deputy City Attorney Arne Woodard,Councilmember Caitlin Prunty,Deputy City Attorney Sean Walker,Assistant Police Chief Absent: Mike Basinger, Economic Dev. Director Brandi Peetz, Councilmember Emily Estes-Cross,Public Information Officer Jenny Nickerson,Building Official John Whitehead, Human Resources Director Lori Barlow, Senior Planner Chad Knodel,IT Manager Greg Bingaman,IT Specialist Christine Bainbridge, City Clerk INVOCATION: Pastor Kent Mankins of Valley Assembly Church gave the invocation. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council, staff and the audience stood for the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL: City Clerk Bainbridge called roll; all Councilmembers were present except Councilmember Peetz.It was moved by Deputy Mayor Higgins, seconded and unanimously agreed to excuse Councilinember Peetz from tonight's meeting. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: It was moved by Deputy Mayor Higgins, seconded and unanimously agreed to approve the agenda. INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS AND PRESENTATIONS n/a COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS Councilmember Padden:reported that she attended the SRLJC(Spokane Regional Law and Justice Council), and that every department gave a list of top priorities; said they have an idea to build a matrix, study it and come up with a strategic plan to present to the Board of County Commissioners, and that at the top of the list was the jail; said they also want better data analysis,consistent software, increased staffing and training, and more balance toward community safety; said she also attended the presentation about a new jail,which was general in nature so lacking in details, but which does have an estimated cost of$305 million; said she also attended the ribbon cutting at Barker Road. Councilmember Wick: said that the state legislative session ended;concerning the FMSIB(Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board) and that there was initially a bill to do away with the organization, but instead moved to enhance and expand the organization to a board of 21; he also gave updates on some of the recent Council Meeting Minutes,Formal: 04-25-2023 Page 1 of 4 Approved by Council: 05-09-2023 bills associated with transportation; said in recognition of Earth Day and in association with the Kiwanis Club, he and others removed about 60 bags of trash from the Appleway Trail; said he went to the Doris Morrison Learning Center opening which is located at Saltese Flats,and said that this will be a great resource for the community. Councilmember Woodard: said he also attended the Barker Road Ribbon cutting; said the Growth Management's Advisory Board met and heard that the affordable housing rules hope to be completed by the middle of next week as well as the Tribal Laws which have to be done in connection with Comprehensive Plans, and that those laws are not completed yet either; said they had a presentation from a tribe member who was recently appointed to the Department of Commerce and said he expects more details after the July meeting. Councilmember Hattenburg: said he also attended the ribbon cutting at Barker and heard from several business owners who are excited to be able to use that route; he also went to the Doris Morrison Learning Center;said the STA grand opening of the city transit line will be July 15; said they determined that the fares will be free from July 15 through Labor Day weekend;he extended thanks to the Police Department for their work on of the largest one-time fentanyl drug arrest. Deputy Mayor Higgins: concerning the Regional Clean Air Agency, reported that at a prior board meeting they decided it would be cost effective to run a test and so they dropped the reporting, inspections and regulations,and instead will rely on the marijuana businesses to self-monitor; and said that the state has now mandated that marijuana will now be referred to as cannabis. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Haley reported that she attended many of the events already mentioned;that the Barker Road ribbon cutting was fun, and even though it was cold, a lot of people showed up; said the STA Performance Monitoring External Relations Committee met and for the first time in history, the committee did not come up with a recommendation; said four people are on the committee and they did not come up with a majority vote; said the regular board meeting discussed the Division Street bus rapid transit and refined it to show where it will stop and start; said they already received about $100 million in funding; and that discussions are underway on how to celebrate the opening of the Central City Line. PROCLAMATIONS:Arbor Day Mayor Haley read the Arbor Day proclamation, which was received with thanks from Parks & Recreation Director Bottelli. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY: After Mayor Haley explained the process, she invited public comments. Ms. Barb Howard, Spokane Valley (via zoom): talked about crime in her neighborhood and crime check; mentioned the homeless situation and asked how the homeless get money; and said that something needs to be done with homelessness and with nuisance properties.Mr. Grant Guinn, Spokane Valley: said he owns the Tm by Hilton across the street and that this year, May 7-13 is the 40`h anniversary of National Tourism Week and he talked about supporting and celebrating the industry's critical role to help move travel forward, which he said also helps grow our economy. 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 April 25, 2023, Request for Council Action Form: $765,831.75 b. Approval of Payroll for Pay Period ending April 15March 31, 2023: $500.786.43 703,270.31 c. Approval of Council Meeting Minutes of April 11,2023 City Clerk Bainbridge explained that the previous payroll impact was inadvertently placed in the packet instead of the April 15 payroll impact, and that Council has the correct version of the agenda, as well as a copy of the corrected version of the Request for Council Action form, at the dais. It was then moved by Deputy Mayor Higgins, seconded and unanimously agreed to approve the consent agenda as presented. Council Meeting Minutes, Formal: 04-25-2023 Page 2 of 4 Approved by Council: 05-09-2023 ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: 2, Local Access Street Preservation—Gloria Mantz City Engineer Mantz provided an overview of the local preservation projects scheduled for construction in 2023, such as construction projects in Hillview Estates and Summerfield Estates; said Hillview Estates was one often neighborhoods identified as needing work;said the construction tentative start date is May 8; she also mentioned the Community Meeting at University High School on April 27, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. 3. Painted Hills Update--Lori Barlow,Bill Helbig Director Helbig explained that tonight is an opportunity to give Council an update on the Planned Residential Development(PRD))at Painted Hills,which began about eight years ago when the City received the Painted Hills PRD application. Planner Barlow said that she is the project planner for the PRD application and that Council does not play a role in the decision making process for this project, but that staff wanted to make Council aware of the status of the project. Ms. Barlow went over some of the background of the project, including that the proposal is for 600 residential units made up of single family,multi family, cottages, and a commercial component with about 30 acres of open space; said it is known that the golf course has experienced flooding and therefore an EIS (environmental impact statement) was required and was submitted in the summer of 2021; said they are now closing in on finalizing the final EIS and once that has been determined to be adequate, there will be opportunity for public comment; she reminded Council that this project will go before the Hearing Examiner who will issue a determination. 4. Energy Efficient Block Grant Potential—Bill Helbig Director Helbig explained that the US Department of Energy has developed the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program to assist states, local governments, and tribes in planning and implementing programs and policies to reduce energy use, and he further explained the background of the program as noted on his Request for Council Action form. There was Council consensus that staff pursue the City's allocation from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program. 5. Chronic Nuisances Update Erik Lamb, Caitlin Prunty, Jenny Nickerson Mr. Lamb introduced Attorney Tim Fischer with Winston & Cashatt who will be our outside counsel on several code enforcement cases related to lien questions. Mr.Lamb went over his PowerPoint explaining the background of chronic nuisances,of the proposed changes which include a tiered approach,of the abatement and receivership process,including what a receivership does; and the effects on the City's chronic nuisance process as a result of the proposed changes. There was Council consensus to bring this forward for a future ordinance first reading. 6. Advance Agenda--Mayor Haley There were no suggested changes to the Advance Agenda. 7. Department Monthly Reports The Depac tment monthly reports were for information only and were not reported or discussed. COUNCIL COMMENTS There were no additional Council comments. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS Deputy City Manager Lamb introduced Mr. Kelly Konkright of Lukins and Annis Attorneys, who will be assisting us in the interim as we continue the process of hiring a city attorney; said he will be at Council and Planning Commission meetings; and that he previously worked for the City for nine months as Deputy City Attorney so he is familiar with our City. Mr. Lamb also noted the legislative session has ended and he extended thanks to Lobbyist Brialma Murray,as well as to Ms.Virginia Clough and Council for all the work on their part during this process; he went over some of the highlights of the session such as funding for Council Meeting Minutes,Formal: 04-25-2023 Page 3 of 4 Approved by Council: 05-09-2023 Greenacres Park, the Spokane Valley Arts Center, Avista Stadium and our veterans' memorial at Balfour Park;he also noted some of the bills that were successful as well as the Blake bill which if not fixed by July 1 will mean that we can set our own local policy;said staff is working to put together some options for future meetings. Mr. Lamb mentioned that we are expecting an update from Ms. Briahna Murray at our May 30 Council meeting. Regarding the regional homeless meetings, said the group held a meeting April 24 where they were hoping to hear a discussion from the consultant who assisted the City of Houston with their homelessness issues, but it turned out to be just a Q&A opportunity for elected officials to ask questions; adding that we were not given advance notice of that topic. It was moved by Deputy Mayor Higgins, seconded and unanimously agreed to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 7:22 p.m. All.ES -. ( - Pam Haley,Mayer' hristine Bainbridge, City Clerk Council Meeting Minutes,Formal: 04-25-2023 Page 4 of 4 Approved by Council: 05-09-2023 PUBLIC COMMENT SIGN-IN SHEET SPOKANE VALLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, April 25, 2023 6:00 p.m. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY THIS IS FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS 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. 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