2005, 02-01 Special Joint Council/Planning Commission Meeting Minutes NOTES
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SPECIAL JOINT WORKSHOP MEETING
SPOKANE VALLEY CITY COUNCIL ANT]
SPOKANE VALLEY PLANNING CO[viMI SIGN
February 1, 2005, 6:00 p.m.
Attendance:
eon nci1mcuabers Staff Plan nitw Commissioners
Diana Wilhite, Mayor Dave Mercier, City Manager Bill Gothmann,
Rich Munson, Deputy Mayor Nina Regor, Deputy City Mgr Ian Robertson
Dick Denenny, Councilmember Marina Sukup. Comm. Dev_ Dir. Fred Beaulac
Mike Flanigan, Council,nember Greg McCormick, Long Range Planning Mgr, Bob Blum
Gary Schimmels, Councilniember Scott Kuhta, Long Range Planner David Crosby, Chair
Steve Taylor, Councilmemher Neil Kersten, Public Works Director Gail Kole
Mike Jackson, Ken "Thompson
Tom Scholtens, Building Official
Cary Driskell, Deputy City Attorney
Chris Bainbridge, City Clerk
Absent:
Mike De lenrfng, Coundimember John Carroll, Commissioner
AGENDA TOPIC: Core.Values as the r Ai 'lvto the Corn rehensive Plan
Mayor Wilhite called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., and in preparation for one of the topics scheduled for
the February l2 council retreat, suggested Councilhnembcrs read the Association of Washington Cities
legislative goals_ Mayor Wilhite also reminded Councilmembers to send their Public ]nformation Officer
information to Nina as soon as possible. Mayor Wilhite explained that this is a joint meeting with members
of the Planning Commission, and that the meeting is taking place on the open floor to better engage in topic
CiiSCLISSIOn5_
Deputy City Manager Regor explained that the purpose of tonight's meeting is to discuss the core values as
part of the Comprehensive Plan project In going through her PowerPoint presentation, Ms. Regor explained
that the discussion will focus on the values and the comprehensive plan and how they all fit together; she
mentioned that values address those items what are important to the community; and the vision is a picture of
excellence; what is the Community's best possible future; and the comprehensive plan is what the
community wants to look like in about 20 years. She stated that the strategic plan, which is more of a finite
time frame. is an action plan for the highest priority goals and activities that the community should engage in
over the next five years; and that that plan is one of the topics scheduled for the upcoming February 12.
couneil retreat. I n further explanation, Ms. Regor explained and discussed the definition of values, what they
represent, the different levels of values, and the progress on clarifying organizational values. Deputy City
Manager Regor said that tonight's focus is on community values, and the intent is not to tell the community
what its values should be, but rather staff looks to the Commissioners and Councilmembers as some of the
community leaders to articulate what the community's values actually are; and just as each person has a set
of values, so does very community have a set of values; and that the benefit: of articulating these principals,
standards and actions which the community considers inherently worthwhile and important, is that it will
provide a framework within which the City Council can balance diverse and sometimes conflicting needs as
it makes decisions_ She stated that specific to the Comprehensive P[an, an understanding of community
values will help set comprehensive plan goals and policies and later can help in identifying and carrying out
implementation strategies.
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Ms. Regor said that there was Council consensus at the January 18 meeting to use the draft vision as a base
for the values discussion, and that draft vision is a "Community of opportunity where individuals and
families can grow and play and businesses will flourish and prosper."
Ms. Regor explained that the Planning Commissioners and City Councilmembers have been divided into
three groups and that each group will look at each component of the vision statement: (I) community of
opportunity; (2) individuals and families grow and play; and (3) businesses flourish and prosper; and then
discuss what is important about that component; and to also see if anything has been left out of the vision
statement that should be included. She introduced the staff members at each table: Neil Kersten Public
Works Director; Mike Jackson Parks and Recreation Director, and Marina Sukup Community Development
Director. The tables were grouped as follows:
Mike Jackson's blue table: Neil Kersten's brown table: Marina Sukup's green table:
Ian Robertson Dick Denenny Diana Wilhite
Gail Kogle Gary Schimmels David Crosby
Mike Flanigan Bill Gothmann Rich Munson
Steve Taylor Bob Blum
Fred Beaulac
In a brainstorming process which took approximately 45 minutes, groups members from each table wrote
down ideas connected with each component of the vision statement, followed by a report form each table,
and ended with each group member placing their vote for the top three values for each vision category. Ms.
Regor stated that she hopes the evening will result in an identification of the key values, consensus on the
definitions of those values, and agreement on next steps, and added that copies of the Council's resolution
03-027 addressing core values was distributed to all members.
Reporting:
Mayor Wilhite reported for the Green table:
Community of Opportunity:
Sound financial management
Accessible government
Citizen protection —public safety e.g. police, fire, courts
Individual families grow and play;
Career opportunities
Encourage diverse business development
Attractive recreational opportunities
Clean, attractive and well-maintained neighborhoods and businesses
Citizen participation and volunteerism for betterment of the community
Businesses flourish and prosper:
Balanced approach to growth and development
Formalized program of input and feedback from individual citizens and businesses
Fair and consistent interpretation and implementation of regulations
Environment where new businesses locate and existing businesses propagate
Public Works Director Kersten reported for the Brown table:
Business opportunities:
Plan for infrastructure to allow development, water, sewer, roads, whatever is needed needs to be in place to
allow businesses to develop
Work with businesses, find out what they need for zoning, what kinds of zoning, medical office, etc.; help
them get set up and provide those areas so they have the kind of zoning in locations they need and want to
develop; and encourage those kind of uses
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Provide tools and staff to allow a can-do attitude so that they can develop
Educational opportunities:
Need higher education,technical education is lacking
Housing opportunities, single family— looking for wide range from low to high
Multi-use and mixed use development
Safety; personal property
Fairness that all citizens when dealing with safety are treated equally
Environment—preserve the existing natural areas—specifically Dishman Hills and the River
Look for other areas within the city that are existing that we can look at, save, buy up, keep natural
Encourage private businesses to give them a reason to invest and save natural areas within the City.
Parks and Recreation Director Mike Jackson reported for the blue table:
Community of opportunity:
Mentioned that all members of the group felt that all parts of the mission statement were related which makes
it seem as if it is a cohesive mission statement.
Good public quid private relationships
Good relationships with schools and other government and businesses
Need to provide opportunities for housing, homes,jobs, education, environment and to look at all ages
Provide opportunity for extended families and multi-generations to be able to live in the same community
and find opportunities in the future
Should be business friendly
We should make people of diverse backgrounds feel welcome
Preserve the neighborhood concepts
Provide opportunity for diverse lifestyles
Provide community places, park and recreation activities and in providing those use joint ventures and
partnerships wherever possible
individuals and Families can Grow and Plat
Develop a community identity and pride
Need strong school system
Need real diversity of local employment opportunities, parks, programs, cultural and social activities through
partnerships
Look at a variety of finding and be creative in being able to provide these to the community
Need good public safety and continued public involvement in all areas
Support neighborhood associations
Provide good public transportation and transportation infrastructure
Businesses Flourish and Prosper:
Fair tax environment
Land use should accommodate all aspects and a wide variety of business uses
Develop a city center
Provide transportation infrastructure, business and industry centers
Provide strong, attractive business environment
After the voting of the top three statements, Ms. Regor explained that the sheets will be transcribed, votes
tallied, and a report will be distributed with the results.
The meeting ended at 7:25 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Chris Bainbridge, CMC
Spokane Valley City Clerk
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[ Core V1ues as They Apply
to the omprehensive Plan
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Nina Regor,
Deputy City Manager
February 112005
Context — where do Values fit 1
in the scheme of things?
• Values: at its core, what is important to the
community?
• Vision : a picture of excellence — what is the
community's best possible future?
• Comprehensive Plan : what does the
community want to look like in 20 years?
• Strategic Plan : an action plan — what are
the highest priority goals and activities the
community should engage in over 5 years?
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What are Values? 1
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Values are the principles ,
standards and actions which are
considered inherently worthwhile
and of the utmost importance
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DifferepfleveIsof Values 1
= • Individual values
o Personal ethics
• Organizational values
o Provide employees and decision-makers
with a sense of common direction and
guidelines for day-to-day behavior
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Different levels , continued
CommuryVatues. ._
• Articulate the priorities of the
community to aid City Council in
balancing diverse needs
o Comprehensive Plan goals and policies
o Implementation strategies
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Community Values : 1
I _ __ _,1Clarifying
using the draft Vision. as a base
Community of opportunity
where individuals and families
can grow and play , and businesses
will flourish and prosper
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[Agenda 2/ 1 /05 -_
■ Introduction
• 3 tables : define key values and what
they mean in action
o Community of opportunity
o Individuals and families grow and play
o Businesses flourish and prosper
o Other — is there anything our draft Vision
doesn't include??
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`Agenda , continued____ 1
• Each table reports its results to full
group
• Vote
o Top three values for each "Vision"
category
o Discussion of identified "other" values
• Wrap-up/Next steps
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1, _____ ndresuItsofiti : eve n i n g
• Identification of key values
• Consensus on the definition of those
values
• Agreement on next steps
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, Ground Rules Evening
• Express viewpoint in terms that aren 't
open to multiple interpretations
• Encourage everyone to speak
• Don 't critique others' choices/opinions
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: __ __ _Questions to get _us started
• What does being a "community of
opportunity" mean?
• Why is being a community of
opportunity important?
• What behaviors or actions should the
city government (or community in
general) exhibit to reflect a community
of opportunity?
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