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2024, 05-14 Formal MeetingMINUTES City of Spokane Valley City Council Regular Meeting Formal Format Tuesday, May 14, 2024 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 Tim Hattenburg, Deputy Mayor Erik Lamb, Deputy City Manager Rod Higgins, Councilmember CheIsie Taylor, Finance Director Al Merkel, Councilmember Gloria Mantz, City Services Administrator Laura Padden, Councilmember Kelly Konkright, City Attorney Ben Wick, Councilmember John Bottelli, Parks and Rec Director Jessica Yaeger, Councilmember Tony Beattie, Sr. Deputy City Attorney John Whitehead, HR Director Mike Basinger, Economic Dev. Director Dave Ellis, Police Chief Jill Smith, Communications Manager Virginia Clough, Legislative Policy Coordinator Adam Jackson, Engineering Manager Lori Barlow, Senior Planner Deanna Horton, Administrative Assistant Justan Kinsel, IT Specialist Marci Patterson, City Clerk INVOCATION: Pastor Matthew Larson with Advent Lutheran Church gave the invocation. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council, staff and the audience stood for the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL City Clerk Patterson called the roll; all Councilmembers were present. APPROVAL OF AGENDA It was moved by Deputy Mayor Hattenburg to approve the presented agenda, seconded and agreed to unanimously. INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS AND PRESENTATIONS n/a COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS Councilmember Yaeger: said she attended Aging and Long Term Care meeting and a ribbon cutting for Fairmount Memorial. Councilmember Padden: said she attended the State of the City for Spokane and the Traveler's Insurance ribbon cutting. Councilmember Higgins: stated that he attended the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency Board meeting. Councilmember Wick: noted that he attended the HCDAC meeting, a ribbon cutting for Flight 509 and attended the State of the City for Spokane. Councilmember Merkel: spoke about attending the OAC meeting, attended the State of the City for Spokane, and multiple ribbon cuttings. Dcputy Mayor Hattenburg: spoke about an update on the STA land acquisition and that the restaurant in question is not in imminent danger of closing and attended the ribbon cutting at Fairmont Memorial. MAYOR'S REPORT Council Meeting Minutes, Formal: 05-14-2024 Page I of 3 Approved by Council: 06-25-2024 Mayor Haley attended the STA Board meeting and provided scats for the ridership for the Bloomsday weekend. PROCLAMATIONS: National Police Week & ALS Awareness Month Mayor Haley read the proclamation for National Police Week and Chief Ellis, Deputy Tyler and K9 Deputy Jager accepted the proclamation. Mayor Haley read the proclamation for ALS Awareness Month and Debie Keesee and Britni Minkler accepted the proclamation. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY: After Mayor Haley explained the process, she invited comments from the public. Ms. Barb Howard, Spokane Valley (via Zoom); Mr. Mike Dolan, Spokane Valley; Mr. Dan Allison, Spokane Valley; Mr. Schade Mayhan, Spokane Valley; Mr. John Ilarding, Spokane Valley; Ms. Laura Renz, Spokane; Mr. Gerald Williams, Spokane all provided general 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. Proposed Motion: I move to approve the Consent A, -ends. a. Approval of Claim Vouchers, May 14, 2024, Request for Council Action Form: $2,313,755.58 b. Approval of Payroll for Pay Period ending April 30, 2024: $777,528,56. c. Approval of Council Meeting Minutes of April 2, 2024 d. Approval of Council Meeting Minutes of April 9, 2024 e. Approval of Council Meeting Minutes of April 11, 2024 f. Approval of Council Meeting Minutes of April 15, 2024 g. Approval of Council Meeting Minutes of April 16, 2024 h. Approval of Council Meeting Minutes of April 17, 2024 i. Approval of Council Meeting Minutes of April 23, 2024 j. Resolution 24-008: Setting a Public Hearing for STV-2024-002 It was moved by Deputy Mayor Hattenburg, seconded and unanimously agreed to approve the Consent Agenda. 2. First Reading: Ordinance 24-009: STV-2024-001 — Lori Barlow After City Clerk Patterson read the Ordinance title, it was moved by Deputy Mayor Hattenburg and seconded to advance Ordinance #24-009 to a second reading at a future Council meeting. After Ms. Barlow gave a brief synopsis of the purpose of the ordinance and reviewed the PowerPoint presentation, Mayor Haley invited public comments. No public comments were offered. Vote by acclamation: in favor unanimous. Opposed: none. Motion carried 3. Motion Consideration: Potential Grant Opportuni1y - Pedestrian Bicycle Program & Safe Routes to School Program - Adana Jackson Mr. Jackson provided background on the projects and stated that sidewalk only projects are a challenge for grant finding. Mr. Jackson also reviewed some of the additional details that he provided at the previous council meeting to include the projects and the funding that would be requested. Mayor Haley invited public comments. No public comments were offered. Council discussed the potential for being awarded funding for the projects and what the scope of some of the projects included. Vote by acclamation: in favor: unanimous. Opposed: none. Motion carried. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS: 4. Admin Report: Post -Session Re ort(Presentation — Virginia Clou h Brialma Murray Ms. Clough provided a brief overview of the legislative session and then introduced Ms. Murray with Gordon Thomas Honeywell. Ms. Murray reviewed a detailed PowerPoint presentation that included an overview of the legislative session that adjourned on March 71h. She also reviewed the funding the requests and went over some of the policy statements that council made and provided the next steps for 2025. Council Meeting Minutes, Formal: 05-14-2024 Page 2 of 3 Approved by Council: 06-25-2024 Council discussed sonle of the issues that have been a topic of concern in the community such as the fentanyl crisis, the state budget, unfunded mandates from the state and a utility tax, Mayor I-Taley thanked Ms. Murray for the detailed review of the legislative session, Mayor Haley called for a recess at 7:48 p.m.; she reconvened the niecting at 8:00 jmn. 5. Admin Report: 6-YearTransPoilation Irnprovernent Pro ram (TIP) -- Adam Jackson Mr. Jackson, Engineering Manager reviewed the protects via a. PowerPoint presentation and noted that tile TIP Plan must be submitted to the Washington State Department of Transportation by June 30th of each year and there would be a public hearing to go over the plan in more detail in the following weeks. 6. Adinin Report: Budget and Finance Overview- Pail One Clielsie Taylol Clictsie Taylor, Finance Director presented part one of two presentations in prep for the June Budget Workshop. Ms. Taylor went over governmental accounting and governmental budgeting with a Power Point presentation. She included details on GAAP - generally accepted accounting principles and BARS, - budgeting accounting and reporting system. She also reviewed the funds within out, budget, the function of the budget and the requirements and responsibilities, the budget calendar, and provided details of what would be covered in the next overview, 7. Advance Agenda — Mayor Haley Councifineinber Yaeger requested a review of the sign code regulations. There was Consensus to bring the item forward. Councilmember Merkel requested to invite STARS to do a presentation oil what it would look like for dependency transportation. Councilmember Wick suggested waiting until the city has decided where they would like to use the funds before bringing in agencies for presentations. City Manager Hohman suggested the same idea and noted that it may be more appropriate to bring forward a list of potential options for the funding first. Council agreed and there was consensus to bring the item forward. Councifincinber Wick requested bringing back the Flora rd bridge project potential grant opportunity as there were only six cou ncilm embers present for the first vote and it was a tic vote and therefore a no vote, There was COIlSelISLIS to bring back that potential grant opportunity for rcoonsideration. INFORMATION ONLY COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmernber Merkel spoke about tile findings of tile workplace investigation that was conducted regarding allegations of improper communications and behaviors by a sitting councilmember in the City of Spokane Valley, COUncili-nember Merkel expressed his disagreement with the investigation report. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS Mr. Hohinan provided all update on the financial portion of tile city hall reconstruction project and also requested council adjourn into a half 11OUr executive session to discuss pending litigation. Executive Session: It was moved by Del-nity Mayor.Haftenburg, seconcled to wtiourn into executive session fora 30 ininules to (fiscusspending litigation, and that no, action vvill be taken tpon return to opensessi session. Vote by acclaination., hiftwor.- Mayor 11alej+ Deputy Alat`or IYaltenburg, Councilinembers Wick, Hig-gins, PacIden, anct Yaeger. 01.)Iose(l: Councillnember Allerkel, Alolion carried Council ac#ourned into executive session at 8:35 p7n, Al 8:571). in. Depuly -Alla.Yor 1-1aftenburg declared Council out oj'executive session, at which fill7e it o7as moved by Co-uncilinein ber Wick, secon&,d and unanimously agreed to ad journ. ATTEST: Ma't,cikl'attei'soii,'City Clerk Pam Haley, Mayor Council Meeting Minutes, Forrnal: 05-14-2024 Approved by Council: Page 3 of 3 I Tuesday, May 14, 2024 6.-00 p.m. MWj GE N E R A L P t J B L IC C0 JV1 ME �N T 0 P P Q R T L) N Ff Y Please sign tip to speak for tip to THREE minutes and the Mayor will afford the public the opportunity to speak. The public comment opportunity is limited to a maximum of 45 minutes. . ........ NAME RIJEASE PRIN'J" ........... 'rop,ic YOU WILL SPEAK ABOUT YOUR CITY OF RE' SIDENCE I A) )A) . .. ........ T- . 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Spokane Valley enjoys a reputation of being well governed, fiscally responsible, and financially sound with a staff that is second to none. 1 support (as should everyone) each of you on the staff and am grateful for your knowledge and commitment to the City of Spokane Valley. Keep up the good work! Pete Miller Spokane Valley