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2024, 04-30 study sessionMINUTES City of Spokane Valley City Council Study Session Meeting Tuesday, April 30, 2024 Mayor Haley called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. The meeting was held in person in Council Chambers, and also remotely via Zoom meeting. Attendance: Council members Staff Pam Haley, Councilmember John Hohman, City Manager Rod Higgins, Councilmember Erik Lamb, Deputy City Manager Tim Hattenburg, Councilmember Chelsie Taylor, Finance Director Laura Padden, Councilmember Kelly Konkright, City Attorney Al Merkel, Councilmember Bill Helbig, Community & PW Director Ben Wick, Councilmember Tony Beattie, Sr. Deputy City Attorney Jessica Yaeger, Councilmember (via Zoom) Jill Smith, Communications Manager Tony Beattie, Sr. Deputy City Attorney Mike Basinger, Economic Dev. Director John Bottelli, Parks & Rec Director John Whitehead, HR Director Dave Ellis, Police Chief Erica Amsden, CIP Engineering Manager Lesli Brassfield, Tourism & Marketing Manager Levi Basinger, Associate Planner Morgan Koudelka, Sr. Administrative Analyst Justan Kinsel, IT Specialist Marci Patterson, City Clerk ROLL CALL: City Clerk Patterson called roll; all Councilmembers were present with Councilmember Yaeger joining the meeting via Zoom. Councilmember Padden was given authorization to make a statement regarding saying the pledge of allegiance at the start of the council meeting. She noted that she agreed with the idea of saying the pledge of allegiance before each meeting but there was proper protocol that should be taken for such a request. The request should be submitted to the Governance Manual Committee as the agenda format is set in the governance manual. Councilmember Merkel poised a point of order and stated that he would like to make a speech of decent per the governance manual. Mayor Haley stated that Councilmember Padden was given prior authorization to speak. Councilmember Yaeger poised a point of order that Councilmember Merkel was being argumentative. Councilmember Merkel asked the parliamentarian if it is in the rules for such a point to be made. Clerk Patterson agreed and stated that yes, it is. Councilmember Higgins stated that Councilmember Merkel was referencing a motion on the floor and there is not currently a motion on the floor. APPROVAL OF AGENDA It was moved by Deputy Mayor Hattenburg, seconded and unanimously agreed to approve the agenda. PROCLAMATION: Older American Month c& AAPI Heritage Month Mayor Haley read the proclamation for Older Americans Month, after which she stated that Lynn Kimball, Executive Director with Aging and Long Term Care would be presenting in early June and would accept the proclamation at that time. Mayor Haley read the proclamation for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, after which Dr. Jacqueline M. Babol, President of the Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Coalition Council Meeting Minutes, Study Session; 04-30-2024 Page I of 4 Approved by Council: 05-28-2024 accepted the proclamation and noted that the group would be hosting an upcoming event that would celebrate the AAPI Heritage month. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY: After Mayor Haley explained the process, she invited public comment. Public comment was received frog►: Barb Howard, Spokane Valley (via Zoom), Mr. Justin Haller, Spokane, Ms. Marvel Travis, Mr. Don Meier, Spokane Valley, Mr, Dan Allison, Spokane Valley, Mr. Jahn Harding, Spokane Valley, Ms. Till Gunjevic, Spokane, Mr. Mike Dolan, Spokane Valley, Mr. Will Hulings, Spokane Valley, and Shayde Mayham, Spokane. ACTION ITEM: 1. First Reading:. Ordinance 24-007: Comprehensive Plan M ap.. Amendment -- Levi Basinger After City Clerk Patterson read the Ordinance title, it was moved by Deputy Mayor Hattenburg and seconded to advance Ordinance 24-007 to a second reading as proposed. Mr. Basinger provided additional details regarding the Comprehensive Plan, Mayor Haley called for public comment; no comments were offered. Vote by acclamation: in favor: unanimous. Opposed: none. Motion carried. 2. First Reading: Ordinance 24-008: CPA -2024 Zoning Map Amendment — Levi Basin er After City Clerk Patterson read the Ordinance title, it was moved by Deputy Mayor Hattenburg and seconded to advance Ordinance 24-008 to a second reading as proposed. Mr. Basinger provided additional details regarding the Zoning Map Amendment. Mayor Haley called for public comment; no comments were offered. Vote by acclamation: in favor: unanimous. Opposed none. Motion carried. 3. Second Reading: Ordinance 24-005: Amending SVMC Appendix B & 18.20.030 ---- Kelly Konkri ht After City Clerk Patterson read the Ordinance title, it was moved by Deputy Mayor Hattenburg and seconded to adopt Ordinance 24-005 Amending Section 18.20.030 and Appendix B of the Spokane Valley Municipal Code. Mr. Konkright noted that this was the third touch on the item and explained the details of the amendment. Councilmember Higgins moved to amend the motion to add a new section to the Governance Manual in Chapter 5, Section D, paragraph 4C, add a subparagraph 4 to include a monetary penalty of $500.00 per occurrence as allowed under state law to be deducted from the offending councilpersons monthly compensation. There was a second for the amended motion. Council discussed the amended motion with city attorney Konkright. Councilmember Merkel poised a point of order and stated that he believed the motion would be better represented as a separate motion in the advance agenda as it is unrelated. The Mayor asked for any additional discussion. Councilmember Wick stated that perhaps council would want to consider the two items separately as the amended motion speaks more directly to the Governance Manual. Councilmember Padden questioned if the motion was within the scope of the topic. Mr. Konkright specifically detailed some of the state law and stated that it would be more appropriate within the Governance Manual topics. Counciltnember Higgins withdrew his amended motion. Mayor Haley called for public comment. Mr. John Harding, Spokane Valley provided comment. Vote by acclamation on the original inotion: in favor: Mayor Haley, Deputy Mayor Hattenburg, Councihnenibers Higgins, Wick, Yaeger and Padden. Opposed: Councilmember Merkel. Motion carried 4. Motion: Resolution 24-009: Authorizing RCO Grant Applications for Balfour Park - John Bottelli It was moved by Deputy Mayor Hattenburg and seconded to approve Resolution 24-009, authorizing the City to apply for two grants froin the Washington Recreation Conservation Off ce for Balfour Park Phase 2 Development. Mr. Bottelli provided details regarding the applications and if awarded how that funding would be allocated and reviewed the details of Phase 1 that will be completed the summer of 2024. Councilmember Merkel questioned the amount of staff time it would take to complete the application process. Councilmember Padden poised a point of order. Mayor Haley asked her to speak to the point in which Councilmember Padden stated that this question had been brought up multiple times before council and council previously voted down the question as staff does not track their time and until that vote changes, the question should not be asked. Mayor Haley agreed and stated that council had gone over that previously. Councilmember Merkel asked for an appeal to the decision and with no second, the request for an appeal died. Mayor Haley called for public comment. Mr. John Harding, Spokane Valley provided comment. Vote by acclamation on the original motion: in favor: unanimous. Opposed: none. Motion carried Council Meeting Minutes, Study Session: 04-30-2024 Page 2 of 4 Approved by Council: 05-28-2024 5. Motion Consideration: Potential O ioid Settlement A reement Ton Beattie It was moved by Deputy Mayor Hattenburg and seconded to approve participation in the Johnson & Johnson opioid settlement and authorize the City Manage)- or designee to execute the necessafy forms and take the necessafy actions to affirm the City 's participation. Mr. Beattie presented information regarding the terms of the opioid settlement agreement and what the financial impacts would be to the city. Council questioned the settlement amount and Mr. Beattie went over the federal calculations. Mayor Haley called for public comment. Mr. John I -larding, Spokane Valley and Mr. Will Hulings, Spokane provided comment. Vote by acclamation on the original motion: in favor: unanimous. Opposed: none. Motion carried 6. Motion Consideration: Cross Country Course Contract Award - Mike Basin er It was moved by Deputy Mayor Hattenburg and seconded to mvard the Progressive Design Build project to Walker Construction and SPVV Landscape Architecture with a total not to exceed amount of $3.2M and authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute the construction contract. Mr. Basinger provided background details on the project and stated that the Tourism Strategy identified the cross country complex as a favorable tourism asset for our community. Mr. Basinger stated that the city would like to move forward with awarding the progressive design -build contract to continue developing the complex project. Mayor Haley called for public comment; no comments were offered. Vote by acclamation on the original motion: in favor: unanimous. Opposed: none. Motion carried 7. Motion Consideration: Bowdish Road Proiect — 12th Ave to 23rd Ave Bid Award — Erica Amsden It was moved by Deputy Mayor Hattenburg and seconded to award the Bowdish Road Sidewalk and Bike Lane project contract to Liberty Concrete LLC in the amount of $3, 046,112.70 and authorize the City Manager to f nalize and execute the construction contract. Ms. Atnsden provided a brief presentation on the overview of the project that included a background of the project and reviewed the bid tab sheets as well. Mayor Haley called for public comment; no comments were offered. Vote by acclamation on the original motion: in favor: unanimous. Opposed: none. Motion carried. NON -ACTION ITEMS: 8. Admin Report: Public Defense Caseload Standard Update — Tony Beattie Morgan Koudelka Mr. Beattie presented a background on the current caseload standards and noted that an attorney representing misdemeanor defendants may not take :more than 400 cases per 12-month period. Mr. Beattie proceeded to review the new potential caseload standards and what that would look like for the city. The new proposed standards will reduce the caseloads to 120 cases. Mr. Koudelka reviewed the potential budget impacts to the city for the proposed changes and what that would mean for the Full Time Employee (FTE) count for the Spokane County Public Defenders Office for attorneys, paralegals, investigators and a new position "Mitigation Specialists". Mr. Koudelka and Mr. Beattie went over the city comments spelled out in the RCA that they would like to provide to AWC on the city's behalf. Council reviewed the comments and questioned if the same changes might be made for the felony charges as well. Mr. Beattie believed that those changes could be implemented with felonies as well in the future. At the close of the discussion, council provided consensus to allow the comments to be provided to AWC. 9. Admin Report: TPA — 116 & West marketing services funds proposal — Lesli Brassfield Ms. Brassfield started the discussion by reviewing the historical allocations for the TPA and explained what the funds were used for. Ms. Brassfield also provided brief details of the current funding request and then introduced Ms. Jessica McDonnell, Account Executive with 116 & West to further explain the what the funding would be used for. Ms. McDonnell provided additional details on the funding proposal and what marketing efforts and the timeline would look like. Council discussed the timeline for the planned media and an overview of the performance metrics. Ultimately, council provided consensus to bring a motion forward for the funding request. 7. Advance Agenda.— Mayor Haley Councilmember Merkel expressed disappointment regarding the fire concerns for the Ponderosa neighborhood and requested restricting development in that area until fire exits could be figured out. Council Meeting Minutes, Study Session; 04-30-2024 Page 3 of 4 Approved by Council: 05-28-2024 Councilmember Higgins poised a point of order stating Councilmember Merkel was campaigning from the dais. Councilmember Merkel stated he was not campaigning. Councilmember Wick stated that the developments were not in the city. Without consensus, the item did not move forward to the agenda. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Merkel stated that he believes council has motivation to stop him from doing anything for the citizens of Spokane Valley. Councilmember- Higgins poised a point of order and stated that Councilmember is the one not allowing council to move forward. Mayor Haley stopped the discussion and stated that since decorum could not be followed, she was ending council comments altogether. CITY MANAGER CONIlVI NTS Mr, Hohman stated that he had no comments for the evening. It was moved by Deputy Mayor Hattenburg, seconded to adjourn. Dote by acclamation on the original motion: in favor: Mayor Haley, Deputy Mayor Hattenbirrg, Councilrnembers Wick, Padden, and Higgins. Opposed: Councilmember Merkel. Motion carried, Due to technical difficulties at the end of the tnaeeting, Clerk Patterson was not able to get a vote fi`om Councilmember Yaeger for adjourning via Zoom. The meeting adjourned at 8:04p,m. A EST: � R I � I, iw�� Marti Vd terson, City Clerk 9�v� 0 Pain Haley, M Council Meeting Minutes, Study Session: 04-30-2024 Approved by Council: 05-28-2024 Page 4 of 4 ool�ane ,Valley- Vrortamatton City of S, Spokane Valley, Washington Offer.Americans' WontFi `Aging Unbound' WHEREAS, Spokane Valley includes a growing number of alder citizens who contribute their time, wisdom, and experience to our community; and WHEREAS, Communities benefit when people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds have the opportunity to participate and live independently; and WHEREAS, Spokane Valley recognizes the need for a community that offers the services and supports older adults who may need to make choices about how they age; and WHEREAS, Spokane Valley realizes that the ways to build an even better community for our older residents is by not limiting our thinking about aging; by emphasizing the many positive aspects of aging; and by inspiring older adults to push past traditional boundaries. Now therefore, I, Pam Haley, Mayor of the City of Spokane Valley, Washington, on behalf of the ,Spokane Valley City Council and the citizens of the City of Spokane Valley, do hereby proclaim May 2024, as Older Americans' Month And I urge residents to celebrate our older residents, and to recognize their contributions as we all work to accept the challenge offlexible thinking around aging. Dated this 30`y' day of April, 2024. QPAN— ��� Pam Haley, Mayor Sp+`kane !Walley° City► of Spokane Vadey, Washington WHEREAS, On October 5, 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed a Joint Resolution into law which proclaimed the week of May 4-11 as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week; in 1992, the Heritage Month celebration was finally institutionalized when Congressman Morton introduced legislation to designate May of each year as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and the support for that legislation was unanimous; and WHEREAS, On October 23, 1992, President George H. W. Bush signed into law proclaiming the month of May every year as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in perpetuity, affording opportunities to honor immigrants of the Asian continent and the Pat f c Islands; and WHEREAS, The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to acknowledge that on May 10, 1869, the golden spike was driven into the First Transcontinental Railroad, which was completed using Chinese labor; and WHEREAS, The City of Spokane Valley has been and continues to be the home of many immigrants and citizens of AsianlPacific Islander descent, who have contributed greatly to numerous areas of life including business, art, sciences, health and medicine, education, agriculture, and overall economic development; and WHEREAS, Our diverse population represents one of our greatest strengths, and by recognizing the contributions and accomplishments of Asian American and Pacific Islander citizens, our City celebrates the importance of including all to build a brighter fitture for all of our citizens; and WHEREAS, Spokane Valley isproud to celebrate what is now known as "Asian American andPacific Islander Heritage Month, " to commemorate the essential contributions, sacrifices, and accomplishments that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have made; and WHEREAS, Today more than 20 million Asian American Pacific Islanders live in the United States and through their actions, make America a more vibrant, prosperous, and secure nation. Now therefore, I, Pam Haley, Mayor of the City of Spokane Valley, Washington, on beha 'of the Spokane Valley City Council and the residents of the City of Spokane Valley, do hereby proclaim May 2024 as Asian American and Pacific .Islander Heritage Month in the City of Spokane Valley, and I encourage residents to learn more about the Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage. Dated this 30'h day of April, 2024. 9&A"- l Pam Haley, Mayo PUBLIC COMMENT SIGN -IN SHEET SPOKANE VALLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, April 30, 2024 6:00 p.m. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY Please sign up to speak for up 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 PLEASE PRINT 'TOPIC YOU WILL SPEAK ABOUT YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE r ,s /Ze&R 1 V V1 R U1 C 11Q �U u �JS+`t�s sS Ij Please mote that once information is entered on this form, it becomes a public record subject to public disclosure: