2010, 12-14 Regular Meeting Minutes
MINUTES
City of Spokane Valley
City Council Regular Meeting
Formal Meeting Format
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Mayor Towey called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Attendance: City Staff
Tom Towey, Mayor Mike Jackson, City Manager
Gary Schimmels, Deputy Mayor Cary Driskell, Acting City Attorney
Rose Dempsey, Councilmember Ken Thompson, Finance Director
Bill Gothmann, Councilmember Kathy McClung, Community Development Dir.
Dean Grafos, Councilmember Mike Stone, Parks & Recreation Director
Brenda Grassel, Councilmember Rick VanLeuven, Police Chief
Bob McCaslin, Councilmember Neil Kersten, Public Works Director
Morgan Koudelka, Sr. Administrative Analyst
Greg Bingaman, IT Specialist
Carolbelle Branch, Public Information Officer
Chris Bainbridge, City Clerk
INVOCATION: Pastor Darrel Cole gave the invocation.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Towey led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL: City Clerk Bainbridge called the roll; all councilmembers were present.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: It was moved by Deputy Mayor Schimmels, seconded and unanimously
agreed to approve the agenda.
INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS AND PRESENTATIONS: n/a
COMMITTEE, BOARD, LIAISON SUMMARY REPORTS:
Councilmember Gothmann: mentioned he attended the Spokane Valley Business Association meeting
where representatives from the Sheriffs Office talked about officer-involved shootings; attended two
different veteran programs; the Fair Housing meeting; SNAP Board meeting; Transportation
Improvement Board meeting at Everett where they discussed grants distributed according to populations;
met with the City's lobbyist in Everett; participated in the Governance Manual committee meeting to re-
word and make more clear the section concerning councilmembers attending a council meeting via video
or teleconference; attended the Governor's Affairs Meeting where they discussed Central Valley School
District's Capital Facilities Plan and bond proposal; came to the Auditor's Exit Meeting here in Council
chambers; the Chamber of Commerce Meeting; 9-1-1 Board Meeting where they passed a resolution
concerning authority of the Field Commander returning a 911 call; the National League of Cities meeting;
a meeting with CH2M Hill; went to the National Renewable Energy Lab where they are working on all
forms of energy, such as wave, wind, and bio-mass, and he met an individual from the Institute of
Building Technology and Safety and asked him if he could assist us in how to reduce the energy load in a
building if we were to consider building a city hall; went to the Home Depot concerning their program to
assist cities on community development, and he suggested we contact them concerning their program.
Councilmember Dempse3L reported she went to the Christmas Tree Lighting where a chorus of fourth and
fifth graders sang; attended the Health Board meeting where they heard a presentation on a program
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called Student Based Health Care that comes into the schools and makes presentations on oral health, and
also heard comments about why we don't have fluoride in our water; and she attended the Emergency
Storm Management meeting which was based on the snow storm of two years ago.
Councilmember Grafos: said he filled in for the Mayor at the 8`h Annual Festival of Lights at U-City;
went to the annual Convention and Visitor's Bureau dinner and meeting; participated in our City's
finance committee where our Public Works Director presented information about possible city hall sites at
CenterPlace on part of city-owned 54 acres; and Councilmember Grafos said if we have a city hall in the
future, it should be built at CenterPlace; adding that he would like to discuss that topic at the Council's
winter retreat.
Deputy Mayor Schimmels: said he attended a Spokane Transit Authority meeting; a Spokane Regional
Transportation Council meeting where they discussed their funding analysis for next year; went to a Solid
Waste Advisory Committee and Liaison Board meeting; attended the National League of Cities
conference in Denver, and said he will get councilmembers information on the finance and the economic
development classes he attended; and participated on the City's Finance Committee.
Councilmember Grassel: explained that she attended the Spokane Valley Heritage Museum tea where
they heard some history of the valley; went to the economic forecast annual event of Greater Spokane,
Inc.(GSI); attended the monthly city forum event at First Presbyterian Church; met privately with
Chamber of Commerce CEO Eldonna Shaw; attended a teenage luncheon held to promote teenaid and
their abstinence programs; went to a GSI legislative session held at the Lincoln Center where the state
budget was discussed; attended the Spokane Motel/Hotel Association dinner; the tree lighting ceremony
at U-City; the City's State audit conference; and the Chamber of Commerce meeting.
Councilmember McCaslin: said there was a Legislative Committee Assembly between sessions and the
House called a special session Saturday, but due to health reasons, he could not attend.
MAYOR'S REPORT: Mayor Towey reported that he attended the National League of Cities conference
in Denver, attended some classes there but said he got a lot of information from the different elected
officials; attended the Fairchild Air Force Base Mayor's breakfast; met with the Central Valley School
District Superintendent and the Mayor of Liberty Lake; met with Aaron Vincent, the Eastern Washington
Director for Senator Patty Murray; went to the Exit Audit in our council chambers and he extended his
congratulations to Finance Director Ken Thompson for a fine job; went to the Chamber of Commerce
holiday social at CenterPlace; met with Mayor Truelove from Cheney; attended the League of Women
Voters luncheon for elected officials; met with Commissioner Elect Al French and said they talked about
different things both entities will face in 2011. Mayor Towey announced that Mr. Dick Denenny, who is
in attendance tonight, was honored with the Harry E. Nelson Citizen of the Year award, which will be
awarded at the Chamber's Gem of the Valley event January 22.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Mayor Towey invited general public comments.
Allan E Hinkle, 11916 E Sprague: in reading from his statement, said that on the 16`h of November at
9:30 p.m., "I was at home and someone rang my doorbell. I answered the door and my alarm went off. I
went to the alarm Control Station and shut it off using the correct codes. I spoke with the person at the
front door. ADT is my alarm monitoring company, and phoned and left a message saying I entered the
correct information and did not have to do anything else unless there was a problem. Ten days later I
received a bill for $85.00 from the City of Spokane Valley False Alarm Reduction Unit. This is a bogus
bill and blatantly untrue. It states that the Spokane Valley Police Department responded to this alarm.
They did not respond so no bill should have been sent and no funds due. I checked with the Spokane
Police Records Department regarding the incident about a report and there was no report written and no
response." He further explained that he also came over to City Hall and got the packet of information on
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the code; said he feels this is not what was intended and that it needs to be changed. He said if you call
this false alarm response unit, they don't really help a lot; and said he had to go through four or five
different people in and out of the government to find out where to go; said he filed a written response to
what he referred to as the "Alarm Czar" and said he has not heard back from them yet. He said the alarm
did go off; they did call; it was cancelled right away, and said as he sees it, the person in charge when the
Spokane Valley Police Department takes the information and passes it one side of the desk to the other;
and there you go "bill them $85.00" and said he would appreciate it if the council would address this and
said surely he is not the only person this is happening to. He said he has only had the alarm for a year;
that you must pay a fee to register, and said he doesn't think this is right and should not be set up or
enforced the way it is.
Councilmember Gothmann asked if the letter's reference is to the Spokane Police or the Sheriff's
Department and Mr. Hinkle said that all the records are housed in one place. Mr. Hinkle said the last
page of his handout references Tiffiny Ryan of Spokane Police Records. Councilmember Grassel asked
Mr. Hinkle if he appealed to Cry Wolf and he said he has but has not yet received a response.
Councilmember McCaslin asked if this is mandatory that this be paid or can it be negotiated and not paid.
Attorney Driskell said there is an appeal process and a resource set up in the event of an error, but said we
doesn't give blanket discretion or authority to waive or not waive the fine without criteria.
Councilmember McCaslin said appeals take time and asked if it should be examined to see if there is an
expeditious way to take care of this, especially where no cost was involved. City Manager Jackson said
staff will look into the circumstances, find out what happened, and try to determine how often this type of
incident occurs.
Karla Kaley, KPS Management, 10516 E. Main: she said she dealt with this about a year ago when she
received paperwork in the mail about charging $85.00 for every false alarm; she said this is a revenue
generator; which is what this is designed to do; and said when she addressed the Police Department
responsible for implementing this program, she discovered a third party company that does the
management of this service, which does the billing, and said there is a "huge disconnect between the
billing people and the police department" and said she supports responder personnel, but said this is
supposed to pay for officers who even do a drive-by; she asked if an alarm goes off and someone else
calls, but when the police arrive no one is there, she said she was told that would be considered a false
alarm and would be charged; and asked that this issue be further looked into as it is frustrating.
Councilmember Dempsey asked if staff can look into this as she is sure this is not what was intended; and
Mr. Jackson agreed staff will look into this and return with an update to council.
Tony Lazanis, Spokane Valley said he agrees with the Hinkle; said this is to enrich somebody but he
doesn't know who; and said he hopes Council will take care of it; and said he doesn't feel it is a very
good system now.
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.
a. Approval of the following claim vouchers:
VOUCHER LIST DATE W/VOUCHER NUMBERS: TOTAL AMOUNT
04/19/2010 20014-20061 $317,147.25
06/21/2010 5030-5060 $2,776.00
07/01/2010 20520 $44.38
11/02/2010 21394721418 $74,057.56
11/04/2010 3349-3364; 21420-21423 $194,812.14
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11/05/2010 21424-21453 $130,708.68
11/05/2010 21454-21484 $313,430.67
11/12/2010 21485-21500 $21,045.49
11/12/2010 21501-21534 $216,581.31
11/17/2010 3366-3369 $55,684.78
11/19/2010 21535-21585 $749,168.38
11/23/2010 21586-21606 $110,468.43
11/24/2010 21607-21616 $12,606.82
11/30/2010 5190-5197 $409.00
GRAND TOTAL $2,198,940.89
b. Approval of Payroll for Period Ending November 15, 2010: $249,009.71
c. Approval of Payroll for Period Ending November 30, 2010: $355,969.35
d. Approval of Snow Removal Plan (Level of Service)
e. Approval of City Council Meeting Minutes of November 9, 2010
f. Approval of City Council Study Session Minutes of November 16, 2010
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Schimmels, seconded and unanimously agreed to approve the consent
agenda.
NEW BUSINESS:
2. Second Readin Proposed Ordinance 10-025 Amending Public Records (SVMC 2.75) - Cary Driskell
After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved by Deputy Mayor Schimmels and
seconded to approve Ordinance 10-025 amending Spokane Valley Municipal Code 2.75 relating to public
records. Acting City Attorney Driskell briefly explained the proposed changes. Mayor Towey invited
public comment; no comments were offered. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor: Unanimous. Opposed:
None. Abstentions: None. Motion carried.
3. Second Reading Proposed Ordinance 10-026 Amending 2010 Budget - Ken Thompson
After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title, it was moved by Deputy Mayor Schimmels and
seconded to approve Ordinance 10-026 amending the 2010 budget as presented. Finance Director
Thompson explained that the amendments include an increase to the Risk Management Fund of $60,000
for liability, unemployment and property insurance premium increases; and an increase to the Debt
Service Fund of $25,000 to allow for the accrual of the Debt Service attributable to December 2010,
which will not be paid until 2011. In addition, he said the Community Development (CD) Block Grant
Fund 306 will be closed as it is no longer needed by the City. Mayor Towey invited public comment; no
comments were offered. Vote by Acclamation In Favor: Unanimous. Opposed: None. Abstentions:
None. Motion carried.
4. Motion Consideration: Mayoral Appointments
4a. Planning Commission Appointments - Deputy Mayor Schimmels
(1) Mayor Towey announced he was recusing himself from this item and he turned the agenda over to
Deputy Mayor Schimmels, and Mayor Towey left the room. Deputy Mayor Schimmels said that seven
people put in an application for one of the two Planning Commission appointments; he said he asked each
Councilmember to give him two names, that he then tallied the names and the people who received the
majority of the votes are the two names tonight listed for nomination. It was moved by Councilmember
Grafos and seconded to confirm the Deputy Mayor's nomination of Bill Bates to the Spokane Valley
Planning Commission for a three-year term commencing January 1, 2011. Councilmember McCaslin
said all the applicants were excellent and he appreciated them submitting their application.
Councilmember Dempsey said she knows Mr. Bates and has a great deal of respect for him, that he is a
good and honest person but he is related to the Mayor and therefore, Councilmember Dempsey said she
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cannot support that nomination; she said the positions are too close together and there is too much of an
appearance of impropriety. Councilmember Gothmann read an excerpt from the State Statutes concerning
the appointment of planning commissioners, that those appointments are made by the Mayor and that
members may be removed after public hearing, by the appointed official, with the approval of Council.
Councilmember Gothmann said the Mayor is responsible for appointment or determining if such
appointee, after due process, should be removed as commissioner. Councilmember Gothmann said no
other department in the City of Spokane Valley would allow such a relationship; that if family members
are employed and working in different departments, that would be appropriate, but not one family
member supervising another family member; and said he also feels this would have the appearance of
impropriety; he said the fact that the Mayor recused himself says there is a conflict otherwise he would
not have recused himself. Councilmember Gothmann said he does not want to take anything away from
Mr. Bates; that he also feels he is a good and honest man; but due to the appearance of impropriety, would
not support that nomination.
Councilmember McCaslin said he knows both men for about a year; that the two are like night and day
and 180° in their philosophies and personalities; he said he feels the Mayor did not have to excuse
himself; and Attorney Driskell said legally Mayor Towey was not required to recuse himself as there is no
legal prohibition to the Mayor naming a person in such a relationship. Councilmember McCaslin said the
newspapers brought it up that they are half-brothers; and said that he feels Bill Bates is one of the leading
citizens in the Valley, and said that the two Councilmembers on the end have "added a cloud" to both of
them, and said that is unfortunate as we need people like Bill Bates; and said people like the two
referenced councilmembers discourage that.
Councilmember Dempsey asked for a point of order; and said in the rules of decorum and debate, it states
that members may not speak directly to one another and a member's motives must not be attacked; and
said she feels she and Councilmember Gothmann have been maligned. Councilmember McCaslin said
they have not and that she is "way out of line." Deputy Mayor Schimmels said that Ms. Dempsey has the
floor. Councilmember Dempsey said she feels councilmembers should speak to the motion rather than
malign each other. Councilmember McCaslin said Ms. Dempsey did not speak to the motion when she
criticized the relationship between Mr. Bates and the Mayor; and that Councilmember McCaslin is
defending Mr. Bates against Ms. Dempsey's statements; as her and Councilmember Gothmann's
statements were incorrect and she has maligned both of them. Councilmember Dempsey countered that
she made no misstatement; that she stated they were related and said that is not a misstatement.
Councilmember McCaslin said he doesn't know if they are related and doesn't know their history.
Councilmember Grafos said he has known Bill Bates for a number of years; and said the situation will
come up for Mr. Bates and for other candidates that people on the council know him; but said the point is
that Mr. Bates has lived in this city for 35 years; was Vice President in charge of retail operations for 26
Rosauer's stores; he understands how to grow a business, create a community, grow the tax base and
provide family wages for citizens, and that he is well qualified for this position. Councilmember Grassel
said this is not a paid position; she said she does not feel it is an impropriety such as would be with a paid
position; and she gave the example of Airway Heights having a married couple on their council; and said
the current planning commission has a number of members who were appointed by the former Mayor,
one of which was the campaign manager to former councilmember Diana Wilhite, and others were known
to be friends to Mayor Munson; and said whether it is a blood relative or best friend, there can be
improprieties, and the issue should be of the person's qualifications; and she said of the seven applicants,
she feels Mr. Bates was one of the most highly qualified. Councilmember Gothmann reiterated that the
question is not of qualifications or friendship or relationship, but rather is one relative working for the
other. Councilmember Grassel said he would not be working for the Mayor, but would be one of seven
planning commissioners; yet Councilmember Gothmann stated since the Mayor has the authority to
appoint and to remove, with Council approval, he said he contends this is a direct relationship. Deputy
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Mayor Schimmels said council selects these members, and does not dictate to them; that they are
volunteers and council looks for their advice. Deputy Mayor Schimmels invited public comment.
Tony Lazanis, Spokane Valley: says he praises the council and said he is surprised at Councilmembers
Gothmann and Dempsey; that he feels Mr. Bates is the right man and feels council should approve the
appointment. There were no further public comments. Deputy Mayor Schimmels asked the Clerk to
conduct a roll call vote on the motion to confirm the Deputy Mayor's nomination of Bill Bates to the
Spokane Valley Planning Commission for a three-year term commencing January 1, 2011: In Favor:
Deputy Mayor Schimmels, and Councilmembers McCaslin, Grassel, and Grafos. Oppose&
Councilmembers Gothmann and Dempsey. Abstentions: None. Motion carried with four in favor.
(2) It was moved by Councilmember Grafos and seconded to confirm the Deputy Mayor's nomination of
Joseph Stoy to the Spokane Valley Planning Commission for a three-year term commencing January 1,
2011. After brief council discussion, Deputy Mayor Schimmels invited public comment; no comments
were offered. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor: Unanimous. Opposed: None. Abstentions: None. Motion
carried.
4b. Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Appointments - Mayor Towey
A member of staff informed Mayor Towey that the previous appointment was completed and Mayor
Towey returned to the Council Chambers and resumed chairing the meeting. Mayor Towey mentioned for
ease of appointments, these appointments will also be done one at a time, and said there are three
openings: two for members to collect the tax, and one opening for those funded by the tax. After Mayor
Towey explained about the three openings and the criteria for filling the positions, and that six
applications were received: three for those required to collect the tax (for the two openings); and three for
those involved in funded activities (one opening). Mayor Towey recommended Peggy Doering as the
member authorized to be funded by the tax; and he requested that one of the appointments tonight be for a
one-year term, and that next would be for two year terms. It was moved by Deputy Mayor Schimmels and
seconded to confirm the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Mayoral appointment of Peggy Doering for a
one-year term, as a member authorized to be funded by the tax. Councilmember Grassel said as
Committee Chair, she only had an opportunity to meet once with this group, and said she appreciates Ms.
Doering's work and her commitment to Valleyfest and her time on this committee, but suggested either
Keith Backsen or Philp Champin be considered for this position; that Ms. Doering has been on the board
for several years; and said it helps the committee to regenerate with new members and get different
opinions; and of the different groups to fund, the Spokane Regional Convention and Visitor's Bureau
receives the majority of the funds, and for them to have a voice at that committee would be helpful.
Councilmember Grafos said he would like to see a change as well, he mentioned that Ms. Doering has
done a great job, but since this is a one-year term, he'd like to see Keith Backsen in that position. Mayor
Towey invited public comment; no comments were offered. Vote by Acclamation, and then at
Councilmember McCaslin's request, vote by Roll Call: In Favor: Councilmember Gothmann,
Councilmember Dempsey, Mayor Towey, and Deputy Mayor Schimmels. Oppose& Councilmember
Grafos, Councilmember Grassel, and Councilmember McCaslin. Abstentions: None. Motion carried.
Regarding the category of appointments of those required to collect the tax, Mayor Towey recommended
Lee Cameron for a two-year term. It was moved by Deputy Mayor Schimmels and seconded to confirm
the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Mayor appointment of Lee Cameron for a two-year term as a
member business required to collect the tax. Mayor Towey invited public comment, and Tony Lazanis
said he feels comment should be made about the qualifications of the candidates. There were no other
public comments. Mayor Towey said all candidates were "top-notch" and each has an outstanding record
of community involvement and service. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor: Unanimous. Opposed: None.
Abstentions: None. Motion carried. Mayor Towey said his second recommendation is Christine
Cochran, of Pheasant Hill Inn. It was moved by Deputy Mayor Schimmels and seconded to confirm the
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Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Mayoral appointment of Christine Cochran for a two-year term as a
member business required to collect the tax. Mayor Towey invited public comment, no comments were
offered. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor: Unanimous. Opposed: None. Abstentions: None. Motion
carried.
4c Council Appointments to various Committees Board and Commission
Mayor Towey said he recommends keeping all the appointments the same as they are currently.
Councilmember Gothmann mentioned that he also serves on the private SNAP board. Mayor Towey said
Councilmember Gothmann is also on the TIB Board, which is a state appointment. It was then moved by
Deputy Mayor Schimmels and seconded to approve the Mayoral appointments to the various board,
committees and commissions as listed. Mayor Towey invited public comment; no comments were
offered. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor.: Unanimous. Opposed: None. Abstentions: None. Motion
carried.
5 Motion Consideration: Allocation of Lodging Tax Hotel/Motel) Funds for 2011 - Ken Thompson
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Schimmels and seconded to approve the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee
recommended allocations as follows: Spokane Regional Sports $165, 000; Valleyfest $36, 000; Spokane
Valley Heritage Museum $5, 000; Spokane Regional Convention/Visitor's Bureau $250, 000; and HUB
Sports Center $40,000. Finance Director Thompson explained that the amounts noted are those
recommended by the Lodging Tax advisory Committee, but Council is free to change those amounts if so
desired. Mr. Thompson also mentioned that there was a change in the State statutes in 2009 permitting
these funds to be used for operating costs. As Chair of the committee, Councilmember Grassel explained
that the committee met and heard presentations from applicants, then discussed the recommendations as a
group; she also mentioned that CenterPlace did not apply this year which allowed for more funding
dollars to the others who did apply. Mr. Jackson said in the past, Council exercised their prerogative and
set aside a portion of funds to promote CenterPlace; that over the years the Chair heard that CenterPlace
should compete with the rest of the groups; and that after this year if desired, Council could allocate some
of those funds to CenterPlace; but that can be determined later. Councilmember Grassel also expressed
her desire that the committee meet a few more times in the future in order to work out some of the
application deadlines. Mayor Towey invited public comment.
Polly Phelan, 8513 E. Columbia Park Drive: speaking on behalf of the Visitor's Bureau, she thanked
Council for their support and said they intend to be good stewards of those funds. Eric Sawyer, President
of Regional Sports Commission: said he was honored to be supported by the Valley since its inception,
and he looks forward to generating more tourism dollars. Tony Lazanis: said he feels that $250,000 for
the Bureau should be given to the Valley Chamber, and suggested hiring a specialist and said they would
do a better job; and said he would like a tourism booth put in at Mirabeau. Councilmember Grassel said
she spoke to the hoteliers and they are fully behind the Spokane Regional Convention and Visitor's
Bureau and feel they are the most effective use of those dollars as the Chamber focuses more on
promoting businesses. Phil Champin, HUB Sports Center: he extended thanks for Council's support and
said the funds will be used to help host more events. Karla Kaley KPS Management, 10516 E. Main: said
she sees a disturbing trend on the part of Council, she said when a citizen comes to speak they don't need
to be told why their statements are not supported or why it doesn't support the councilmember's opinion
or why they should or should not have offered their opinion; and said she feels the process is to accept
and allow those opinions; and said she feels it very important that when someone offers an opinion that
their name doesn't end up in the newspaper the next day with misinformation that might damage their
character or business; and said she sees a disturbing trend with the public question and answer and feels it
is intimidating and has the potential to deter people from offering their opinion, which is part of the public
process; she said questions are valid but opinions should not be challenged as to why they are offering
their opinion or to their motives. Vote by Acclamation on the motion to allocate funds as stated above: In
Favor: Unanimous. Opposed: None. Abstentions: None. Motion carried.
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Mayor Towey called for a recess at 7:40 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 7:50 p.m.
6. Motion Consideration: Purchase of Broadcasting Equipment - Greg Bin ag man
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Schimmels and seconded to authorize the City Manager or designee to
acquire the equipment needed to broadcast council meetings (delayed broadcast) on cable channels S
and/or 14 (Phase 1), and to stream council meetings live on the Internet (Phase 2). IT Specialist
Bingaman explained that council has expressed interest in broadcasting council meetings; he said the PEG
fees will pay for the needed hardware for phase 1 for cable broadcasting as a capital expense, and the
general fund will be used to pay for any hardware for the web-only portion of broadcasting which is phase
2, and all operational costs would also come from the general fund. Mayor Towey invited public
comment. Mike Davidson, 10618 East Ferret Drive said he is glad to see this moving forward; that he
doesn't understand the phase 2 over the web, phase 1 on cable, and said the web reaches more people and
is probably less expensive to move forward with the equipment on that; he said he has 20 years
experience in the electronic business; and said broadcasting over the web first phase would be his
preference, and said the infrastructure is a little less expensive. City Manager Jackson asked Mr.
Bingaman if this proposal includes closed captioning; and Mr. Bingaman said it does not; that phase 1
purchases the camera gear and switching operating gear which will allow us to produce that signal; he
said it is not live cable broadcasting but would be a delayed re-broadcasting on either channel 5 or 14; and
said it is costly and also labor intensive and said he is seeking alternate solutions if council is interested in
closed captioning. Mr. Bingaman reiterated that the phase 1 is the purchasing of the camera gear,
regardless of whether it will be cable broadcasting or internet, the signal still needs to be created and that
is what phase 1 does.
Councilmember McCaslin said that this is just the beginning as more money will be put into this, and said
this is how government grows and this is why we need more taxes or will in the future; and said as
revenues go down, these things come in, that he has nothing against it, and said the public still has an
opportunity to come down here and listen to the meetings, and said he doesn't know how many will
watch this; and that there is no guarantee more money won't be spent in the future, and said he will not
support the motion. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor: Mayor Towey, and Councilmembers Dempsey,
Grassel, Grafos, and Gothmann. Opposed: Deputy Mayor Schimmels and Councilmember McCaslin.
Abstentions: None. Motion carried.
7. Motion Consideration: Street and Stormwater Maintenance Contract Renewal (Poe Contract) - Neil
Kersten
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Schimmels and seconded to approve the contract to Poe Asphalt Inc. in
an amount not to exceed $1,545,119 and authorize the City Manager to sign the contract. Public Works
Director Kersten explained that these are the same contracts discussed in detail last week; that the Poe
Asphalt contract is the fourth renewal of seven; he said their equipment rates came in originally at 3% and
were willing to drop them down to 1%; that the other cost factor they did not increase was the price of
asphalt, which is well below the market rate, and said asphalt is a major cost in terms of material. Mr.
Kersten said we are also asking for a $200,000 increase in the contract just to do additional needed work.
In response to Deputy Mayor Schimmels' question concerning the price of asphalt, Mr. Kersten said
Poe's price for asphalt was $59.00 a ton, and the County's in previous years ranged from $60 to about
$75 per ton; and reiterated that a lot of the work is laying down asphalt, so the material is a big piece of
the cost of the work. Mr. Kersten said there are some cost increases as a result of their union contracts,
but that they have been pretty reasonable on their equipment cost and very reasonable on their material
costs; and said overall this is a good contract, and Poe has done a great job and been very efficient in
accomplishing the work.
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Councilmember Grafos said he noticed we started in 2007 with Poe at $1,175,000 and we are now at
$1,545,000, which is an increase of $370,000 in four years; and said Poe is asking for a 4% increase in
wages. Councilmember Grafos said he called a couple of local companies that originally bid this contract,
and in looking at the prevailing wage rate, Poe is above those rates. Mr. Kersten agreed they are above
the prevailing rate; and Mr. Grafos asked why we would pay above the prevailing rate. Mr. Kersten
explained that they have a labor contract; there was only one other contractor who bid this, and their unit
prices overall were higher than Poe's. Councilmember Grafos said he doesn't have a problem with their
increase in their equipment cost of 1.2%, but would not be in favor of the 4% increase in their wages.
Councilmember Grassel asked if we have the authority to negotiate those rates, and to perhaps suggest we
give them a 1% cost but they're already at prevailing wage. Mr. Kersten said as a result of these
increases, he has asked that Poe negotiate a little harder next year; he said it is the Operator's and the
Teamsters Unions so it covers all the union people who work for multiple different contractors; if you are
a union contractor you call in people from those organizations, and if you are nonunion then you don't
and you find your own workers; and said it is a much broader contract then just Poe Asphalt. Mr. Kersten
said they did their negotiations over the last year so we need to start early in the year to have those
discussions, and said we don't have a lot of control on those union contract negotiations. Councilmember
Grassel asked if the bid could be opened back up again; and Mr. Kersten said if Council feels this is an
unacceptable contract, we could re-bid it. Councilmember Grafos said he feels the situation has changed
since 2007; he said Poe's labor rates are about $39.40, and the prevailing wage is about $32.80; and the
operator rate grade 6 shows Poe's rate of $42.55 and the prevailing wage is $37.34; and said he doesn't
see how a 4% increase can be approved in this contract. Councilmember Dempsey asked how long this
contract has been in negotiation, and Mr. Kersten said they started in October, and that one of the first
issues is to see how well they perform, and if they perform very well we are interested in negotiating a
contract. Mr. Kersten said the amount of hours one contractor takes to perform a job could be
significantly less than another contractor, so Poe's ability to come in, and move in and out efficiently with
minimal time greatly reduces the cost, and that although the 4% is a fairly large increase, Poe has worked
with us and done an outstanding job of coming in one day and prepping the road and getting it ready, and
coming in the next day and paving it; and with other contracts, it could take three or four days making
cost significantly higher. Mr. Kersten said they deal with many contracts, and Poe's workers have
performed at top level. Mr. Kersten said that the increase in the contract amount is because a few years
ago we had no funds in the street funds; and the only reason we have increased the total is to do more
work, not because of the 4% labor increase.
Councilmember Grafos said Poe has raised rates and that each year we have had an increase; and Mr.
Kersten agreed. Councilmember Grafos said that he would like to see the contract re-bid if he has to stay
with that 4%. Councilmember Grassel said it seems to her that we have all the leverage; we can say we'll
either freeze your wages or for this contract coming up, or we will go out to open it up for bid; and she
asked if that is a possibility. Mr. Kersten said in examining the rates, one should look at each unit,
including labor, equipment and labor, and some things they have control over and some things they don't;
and they have worked with us to hold some of those costs below industry standard, and some maybe a
little higher; but when you look at all costs across the board, Mr. Kersten said he doesn't feel they are
higher than the norm, and reiterated we use a tremendous amount of asphalt in these roads; and said he
has a bid tab he can bring to council if they wish. Although we have not gone out to bid on this contract
since 2007, Mr. Kersten said he has an identical bid where the county bid asphalt at the plant, so it is the
same comparison, and those costs were quite a bit higher. Councilmember Grafos said asphalt isn't most
of the cost of the contract, that most of it is labor; but Mr. Kersten said that about half the cost is
materials, and the other half is labor and equipment. Mr. Jackson stated that Mr. Kersten has negotiated
this contract to the best of his ability with the city's interest in mind; and he is bringing this now for a
council motion, and said that if council votes against the motion, then we go back, but that the specific
terms of negotiation should not be discussed publicly; or that the specific terms or direction to Mr.
Kersten should not be discussed publicly as that is an administrative job, and said that staff looks at the
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whole picture and at the bests interests of the city. Mr. Kersten said a 4% increase in labor, if that is half
the cost of doing the work, which is probably less than that, would be a 2% increase so that would be
$30,000 on the total contract; and he stated that we could go back to the $1,175,000, but it would mean
we would do less work; but now that there are additional funds in the street funds, we should try to do
more work as the roads certainly need it. Councilmember Gothmann said then this would be part of that
pavement preservation program, and this would increase the amount of pavement preservation and
lengthen the life of more streets than were lengthened last year. Mayor Towey invited public comment;
no comments were offered.
Deputy Mayor Schimmels said he doesn't see a big material discrepancy, but we have had questions in
the last two years that this contract has been approved; and he suggested council move ahead, that this
contract is within reason, and to discuss this general topic during the upcoming winter retreat; and he
stated his preference to move back to perhaps a three-year contract instead of the long term contract. Mr.
Kersten said that over the life of this contract, there have been huge increases in asphalt and oil in the past
but Poe has held their costs low; that we were paying $100 + for asphalt a few years ago from other
companies; and said Poe did not raise their prices; and said it helps to see the entire history; and added
that it would be helpful when we have our work sessions, if Council voices these types of concerns then,
so that Mr. Kersten can bring back the necessary information and history in order to have the facts before
everyone. City Attorney Driskell clarified that this is a one-year contract with seven, optional renewals;
so each year we analyze whether we feel the contract will work for us; so it is a one-year contract from
year to year if both parties agree. Vote by Acclamation, followed by roll call vote: In Favor: Deputy
Towey, Deputy Mayor Schimmels, and Councilmembers Gothmann, and Dempsey. Oppose&
Councilmembers Grafos, Grassel and McCaslin. Abstentions: None. Motion carried
8. Motion Consideration: AAA Sweeping Contract - Neil Kersten
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Schimmels and seconded to approve the contract renewal to AAA
Sweeping in the amount not to exceed $490,199.94 and authorize the City Manager to sign the contract.
Public Works Director Kersten explained the contract proposal, which has similar terms as that of the Poe
contract, and that this is the fourth of a possible seven renewals; that the contract increased very slightly
from $473,687 to now $490,199 , and said AAA performs very well Mayor Towey invited public
comment, no comments were offered. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor: Unanimous. Opposed: None.
Abstentions: None. Motion carried.
9. Motion Consideration: AAA Vactoriny, Contract - Neil Kersten
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Schimmels and seconded to approve the contract renewal to AAA
Sweeping in the amount not to exceed $200, 000 and authorize the City Manager to sign the contract.
Again, Mr. Kersten explained that this is the vactoring contract with AAA, and said this is the last year of
this contract and that he will re-bid next year; and said the total amount changed very little; adding that
they have not detailed out a plan for underground injection control, but he is working on that for the
future. Mayor Towey invited public comment, no comments were offered. Vote by Acclamation: In
Favor: Unanimous. Opposed: None. Abstentions: None. Motion carried.
10. Motion Consideration: Amendment to Jail Interlocal Agreement - Morgan Koudelka
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Schimmels and seconded to authorize the City Manager to execute the
amendment to the Interlocal Agreement for Jail Services in the City of Spokane Valley. Senior
Administrative Analyst Koudelka explained that we have contracted with Spokane County for detention
services since the City's inception; that we have used two interlocal agreements for two separate
detention facilities, Geiger and the Spokane County Jail, but beginning January 1, 2010, Spokane County
combined the Jail and Geiger operations into one budgetary department; that the Sheriff's Office created a
single billing rate for both facilities and implemented a new billing methodology, not realizing that this
methodology conflicted with existing agreements. Mr. Koudelka said that because of this conflict, the
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City has been paying the rates from the previous year, as directed in the contracts, until the County could
comply with the existing contracts or a new contract could be implemented. He said City staff has been
negotiating with County staff to develop a new contract for detention services, and in the meantime, staff
recommends that the current agreements be amended to allow the City to pay according to the County's
proposed methodology to make the County whole before the end of the year. Mayor Towey invited public
comment, no comments were offered. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor: Unanimous. Opposed: None.
Abstentions: None. Motion carried.
11. Motion Consideration: Amendment to Geiger Interlocal Agreement - Morgan Koudelka
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Schimmels and seconded to authorize the City Manager to execute the
amendment to the Interlocal Agreement for Geiger Confinement, Work Crew and Work Release Services
in the City of Spokane Valley. Mr. Koudelka explained that this amends the Geiger Interlocal Agreement.
Mayor Towey invited public comment, no comments were offered. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor:
Unanimous. Opposed: None. Abstentions: None. Motion carried.
12. Motion Consideration: Letters of Support Regarding Senate Bill 6225 - Mayor Towey
Mayor Towey said that Connell Washington and Airway Heights have an inmate population; that now
they are considered small cities, and in that category they receive small city grants; that it is mandatory
that they count the inmates as citizens; that the City of Connell's prison expanded their beds from 600 to
about 2300, which would bring them above the 5,000 population limit for a small city, which would mean
they would lose their small city status; and said through a letter to us, they have requested a letter of
support, and our proposed letter is to support the option on whether or not to include the inmate
population as part of the citizen population. Councilmember McCaslin said he is not in favor of this as he
doesn't know what the legislation says or will say; that it will probably go through a committee in the
senate and that questions can be asked at that level. It was then moved by Deputy Mayor Schimmels and
seconded that the City of Spokane Valley supports the City of Connell and the City of Airway Heights in
pursuit of Prison Population Legislation SB 6225, and authorize the Mayor to sign the attached letters of
support. Mayor Towey invited public comment, no comments were offered. Councilmember Gothmann
said that TIB (Transportation Improvement Board) offers three programs for small cities, and if these
cities are no longer classified as small cities, they would lose eligibility for all three programs; and he said
that TIB favors the legislation, and that he also spoke to the CEO of the Association of Washington
Cities. Councilmember McCaslin said he assumes this senate bill was in last year probably in government
ops, and the one party has the super majority, obviously they didn't want the bill because it didn't pass
out; he said the letter states that our City is in support of the City of Connell's proposed prison legislation,
SB 6225, and said sometimes you would sign onto a bill, and after amending it, would vote no on it, so
one never knows from the introduction of legislation, if it will be amended in committee, to get through
rules and onto the floor and survive floor action and get other amendments on it, which you do not
support, so one has to be careful. Councilmember Grassel said with that in mind, could the letter be re-
worded that we would support the proposed prison population legislation, and just addressing that
particular issue instead of that particular bill, but to state we support the cities that they should not have to
include the inmate population. Vote by Acclamation and roll call vote: In Favor: Mayor Towey and
Councilmembers Gothmann and Dempsey. Oppose& Deputy Mayor Schimmels, and Councilmembers
McCaslin, Grassel, and Grafos. Abstentions: None. Motion failed.
It was moved by Councilmember Gothmann and seconded to approve the letters with the following
stipulations: remove the SB 6225 and remove the word `proposed. " Mayor Towey invited public
comment; no comments were offered. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor: Mayor Towey, Deputy Mayor
Schimmels, and Councilmembers Dempsey, Grafos, and Grassel. Oppose& Councilmember McCaslin.
Abstentions: None. Motion carried.
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PUBLIC COMMENTS: Mayor Towey invited general public comments.
Peggy Doering East 11522 Sunview Circle: she thanked council for the honor of serving on the
hotel/motel tax committee and for Council supporting the Valleyfest Community celebration for next
year.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
13 Aquifer Protection Area (APA) Fees - Neil Kersten
Public Works Director Kersten said that the Advisory Board for Wastewater met recently, and we also
discussed this topic in detail about a month ago; and said the question now concerns the fees noted in the
original interlocal agreement, specifically on page 2 of 5, item 2.6, which explains that beginning in 2010,
our city would receive its proportional share of the remaining fees through 2025; he said the first years
those fees went to the STEP (sewer tank elimination program) program which ends next year; and said
the question is whether to leave the interlocal as it is and have those fees come here, or change that
process. Mr. Kersten said that Dick Denenny is on the advisory board as a citizen, and is also in
attendance tonight. Mr. Kersten said the aquifer protection area was established and fees came from that
to go toward monitoring and protecting the aquifer, and that we entered into an interlocal with the County
in 2004. Mr. Kersten said in 2004, we had planned that those funds of approximately one half million
dollars annually would come to our stormwater fund; he said we specifically held the fee low for
stormwater of about $21.00 annually. Mr. Kersten said according to the AWC Survey on fees, we are the
lowest fee in the state, our monthly fee is $1.75; and across the state the average stormwater fee is $7.99,
and the high fee is $17.60. Councilmember Gothmann said that it is his understanding that those fees can
be used for stormwater, or to reduce the monthly payment for sewer fees. Mr. Kersten agreed and said
the County has wanted to keep those fees to keep sewer fees lower and to keep them the same inside the
city and outside the county; and said if they don't keep those fees, ours would be $1.12 higher for sewer
customers, versus those customers outside; and said their fees are going up around five, six, seven, or
possibly eight dollars a year now over the next several years; and said this is a decision for council: to go
for stormwater or sewer; and Mr. Kersten said if the fees do not go toward stormwater, then those fees
would need to be raised from $21.00 to $26.00 annually, and even with that $5.00 per year increase, we
would likely still have the lowest fees in the state. To reiterate, Mr. Kersten said the options are keep the
sewer fees equal to that outside the county and raise our fees for stormwater; or keep our stormwater fees
flat and have a little variation in sewer fees.
Mayor Towey asked and Mr. Kersten confirmed that if this council does not take action, we will receive
those funds; but to stop those funds from coming to us, we would need to amend the interlocal. Further
discussion ensued on the choice and Mr. Denenny said that the least impact is to raise the stormwater
rates and maintain consistency, or we would have different sewer rates on our borders; and if we pull
funds away from the County, they would raise their rates; and said the largest users of sewers would have
the least amount of impact and the broadest spread would be to increase stormwater fees. Mr. Kersten
said if you take the funds away from the County, stormwater would go up $5.00 for each ERU (equivalent
residential unit), which would be about a $5.00 annual impact to a resident; but if sewer goes up $1.12 a
month, that would be about a $13.00 or $14.00 annual impact. Mr. Kersten said the intent is that the
County would use those funds for debt retirement on the wastewater treatment plant, which will protect
the aquifer. Mr. Kersten said the same total dollars would be collected; on the stormwater ERU process,
the residential customers pick up less of the charge; commercial picks up more; and on wastewater, it's
the reverse.
Mr. Kersten explained that for rates and amounts for businesses, sewer rates are based on the volume of
water used, but stormwater fees are calculated based on the pavement or impervious area, so it would be
fixed for businesses while it would fluctuate some for the sewer rates, as the volume on residential units
are not tracked. Mr. Denenny said a business would have a higher impact on stormwater due to large
impervious space but very little sewer; but an apartment complex would have a much higher impact with
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the sewer rate increases than they would with stormwater; and as another example, schools would have a
much higher impact on their sewer costs then they would on the stormwater fee. Councilmember Grafos
said with his particular business, he would be paying more with the stormwater, but the impact to citizens
would be less if we stayed with the stormwater fee versus tacking it on to the residential users which are
less able to pay, and said therefore, he would prefer to stay with the stormwater. To re-iterate, Mr.
Denenny said it would be his recommendation to increase the stormwater fees be it is spread over a
much broader area. Mr. Kersten said at the end of this year, we need a plan to start improving the
drywells that are not protected. A question arose concerning what the original stormwater fees were and
Mr. Kersten said he would research that.
At 9:00 p.m., it was moved by Deputy Mayor Schimmels and seconded to extend the meeting thirty
minutes. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor: Mayor Towey, Deputy Mayor Schimmels, and Councilmembers
Gothmann, Dempsey, Grafos, and Grassel. Opposed: Councilmember McCaslin. Abstentions: None.
Motion carried.
Deputy Mayor Schimmels said after hearing the discussion, it would probably be better to increase the
stormwater fees. Mayor Towey asked what timeline we are under and Mr. Kersten said that interlocal
timeline starts this year. Mr. Jackson reminded council there is one additional meeting for this year and
asked if Council wanted to consider this again at the December 28 meeting; and Mr. Denenny said
council could agree to this for a particular time and then re-addresses it again after discussion with the
County. It was decided to bring this back for council discussion at the December 28 meeting. Mr. Jackson
said if council chooses not to make a change, then no action would be necessary; and if adjustments are
needed, the contract would need to be revised and that could be brought back again early next year. Mr.
Kersten said that a vote to change the interlocal, if that was the decision by council, would also have to be
made by the County, so the process would take about a month. Mr. Denenny reminded everyone that
sewer rates are assessed monthly, while stormwater rates are part of the property taxes and collected twice
a year, which gives all a little more time to make a decision concerning the stormwater rates; and Mr.
Kersten said we have turned in our fees for this year and cannot change them at this point, so this would
be for next year.
14. Gang Awareness Presentation - Chief VanLeuven
An overview of the services provided by the gang enforcement team was given by Sgt. Michael
Kittilstved and Detective Brad Richmond, which included the reason the team was formed and its
mission; that they collaborate with the FBI on funding , authority and technology; how graffiti is handled
including the different types of graffiti; that they also collaborate with entities such as Greater Spokane
Substance Abuse Council, Crosswalk Volunteers of America, NW Gang Investigators Association, and
they attend monthly school security meetings; they spoke of the need for community involvement and
education and of the gang influence and how it travels across the nation;
At 9:30 p.m., it was moved by Deputy Mayor Schimmels and seconded to extend the meeting another
thirty minutes. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor: Mayor Towey, Deputy Schimmels, and Councilmembers
Gothmann, Dempsey, Grafos, and Grassel. Opposed: Councilmember McCaslin. Abstentions: None.
Motion carried.
Sgt. Kittilstved said what is really needed to address this problem more efficiently, would be a
consistently funded prevention/intervention specialist for this area; and said when the grants run out they
have difficulty in keeping the momentum going. Chief VanLeuven added that the school resource
deputies work within the schools to identify gangs and said that the resource officers are one of the best
assets they have. Sgt. Kittilstved said that part of the problem is awareness, and members of the task
force are committed to dealing with this issue and work to come up with solutions, and he said they
welcome suggested solutions.
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15. Governance Manual Amendment (televideo participation) - Mike Jackson
City Manager Jackson said that there was a request to consider an amendment to the Governance Manual
concerning requirements for telephone or video participation at a council meeting, that the Governance
Committee met November 22, and this proposed change is now before council for review. There was no
objection from Council to bringing this back for a motion consideration at a future meeting.
16. Advance Agenda - Mayor Towey
Mayor Towey reminded everyone that there will be no meeting next Tuesday. Councilmember Gothmann
said that Central Valley School District would like to make a presentation on their bond issue and that
council could then take a position on the issue. City Manager Jackson said keeping in mind we would
need to hear from the proponents of the issue as well as from the opponents on the issue, said that staff
will work toward arranging that. Councilmember Grafos asked about having flashing safety lights at
Bowdish Junior High on Bowdish between 20`x' and 24`h and Mr. Jackson said staff will look at that and
come back with the cost.
17. The Corrected October 2010 Police Crime Report was for information only and was not reported or
discussed.
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Schimmels and seconded to adjourn. Vote by Acclamation: In Favor:
Mayor Towey, Deputy Mayor Schimmels, and Councilmembers Grassel, Dempsey, Grafos and
Gothmann. Opposed: Councilmember McCaslin. Motion passed and the meeting adjourned at 9:42 p.m.
AT omas E. To ey, Mayor
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City of Spokane Valley
False Alarm Reduction Unit
36024 P.O. Box 2300
Spokane, WA 99210-2300
Re: Notification of 1 Alarm Activation
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This is an Appeal to the Alarm CZAR
On 11/16/1010 at 9:30 PM I was at home and someone rang my doorbell. I answered the
door and my alarm went off. I went to the alarm Control Station and shut off the alarm
using the correct codes. I spoke with the person at my front door. ADT, my alarm
monitoring company phoned and left message saying I entered the correct information
and I did not have to do anything else unless there was a problem.
Ten days letter I received this bill for $85.00 from the City of Spokane Valley False
Alarm Reduction Unit. This is a bogus bill and blatantly untrue. It states the Spokane
Valley Police Department responded to this alarm. They did not respond and so no bill
should have been sent and no funds due.
I checked with the Spokane Police Records Department regarding an incident report.
There was no report written and no response.
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ALLAN HINKLE # V2655
13803 E 25TH AVE ALLAN HINKLE
SPOKANE VALLEY, WA 99216 13803 E 25TH AVE
SPOKANE VALLEY, WA 99216
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Re: Notification of 1 Alarm Activation
On 11/16/2010 at 9:34:36 PM, the City of Spokane Valley Police Departmen responded to the
address shown above for your 1st false alarm activation. As per the City of Spokan V Alarm
Ordinance, this activation was determined to be false and a civil penalty of $85.00 has been
assessed.
The City of Spokane Valley Alarm Ordinance defines a False Alarm as: "a response to an alarm
dispatch request by a commissioned officer of the department where, in the opinion of that officer,
no evidence of the commission or attempted commission of a crime is present that can be
reasonably attributed to have caused the alarm activation. A false alarm response is also deemed to
have occurred when the responding officer is unable to determine if evidence of a criminal offense or
attempted criminal offense is present because the alarm site is inaccessible."
If you feel the false alarm referred to in this notice is not a false alarm, you may file a written appeal
within thirty (30) days from the receipt of this letter. For more information on how to appeal you may
visit our website at: https://www.crywoIf.us/spokanevalley and click on False Alarm Prevention. To
prevent additional false alarms you may wish to contact your alarm company to receive additional
instructions on the proper use of your alarm system, keeping your alarm system maintained and
ways to prevent false alarms.
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check for proper crediting to your account. If you have any questions please call the City of Spokane
Valley False Alarm Reduction Unit, Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., at (877) 314-1891.
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Olga C Dr. Allan E. Hinkle D.D.S.
From: "SPD Records Info Request' <eraspdrir@spokanepolice.org>
To: "AIIanU <olgac@aehinkle.comcastbiz.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 7:22 PM
Subject: RE: police report request
Please consider this your 5-day response as required by RCW
42.56.520. The incident below was cleared with no report written.
Tiffiny Ryan
Spokane Police Records
From: Olga C @ Dr. Allan E. Hinkle D.D.S. [mailto:olgac@aehinkle.comcastbiz.net]
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 3:54 PM
To: SPD Records Info Request
Subject: police report request
Police report needed for Notification of 1 alarm responded.
#V 2655 date 11/16/2010 at 9-34:36 pm.
Alarm location:
Allan Hinkle
13803 E. 25th Ave.
Spokane Valley, WA 99216
Thank you,
Olga C.
Allan E. Hinkle, D.D.S.
(509) 924-1325
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