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2011, 10-18 Study Session Minutes MINUTES SPOKANE VALLEY CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING STUDY SESSION FORMAT Spokane Valley City Hall Council Chambers Spokane Valley, Washington October 18, 2011 6:00 p.m. Attendance: Councilmembers Staff Tom Towey, Mayor Mike Jackson, City Manager Gary Schimmels, Deputy Mayor Cary Driskell, City Attorney Bill Gothmann, Councilmember Mark Calhoun, Finance Director Dean Grafos, Councilmember John Hohman Community Dev. Director Brenda Grassel, Councilmember Mike Stone, Parks & Recreation Director Chuck Hafner, Councilmember Neil Kersten, Public Works Director Arne Woodard, Councilmember Scott Kuhta, Planning Manager Lori Barlow, Senior Planner Inga Note, Traffic Engineer Carolbelle Branch, Public Information Officer Chris Bainbridge, City Clerk Mayor Towey called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 1. 2011 Budget Amendment — Mark Calhoun Finance Director Calhoun explained that this proposed budget amendment reflects changes that have occurred through the normal course of operations and affects several funds; that revenues are proposed to be amended upward for a total of $2,812,681, and expenditures are amended upward $2,901,919. Mr. Calhoun explained the several accompanying spreadsheets and said the largest transfer includes transfer from the 2010 fund balance of 40% in excess of $26 million of carryover funds, and other funds include expenditures to offset the recently acquired shop facility, adding that there are adequate funds available to cover these amendments. Council voiced no objections to staff continuing to move the budget amendment process forward. 2. Gateway Si�nage and Identity — Mike Stone Paxks and Recreation Director Stone said that several months ago he spoke to Council regarding exploring potential signage options for a variety of City uses; and at that time, several sign concepts were viewed by Council. He explained that since then, a citizen's survey was set up to allow citizens to vote on-line for their favorite sign from among six choices. By means of his PowerPoint presentation, Mr. Stone explained the three concepts which received the majority of votes, and said that the large engraved stone sign is the least expensive of those three. One of the key concepts he recommended is that the sign chosen should be the City's sign template so citizens can be comfortable with city facilities and have the sign look consistent. When it comes to maintenance, he explained that all three options would have very low maintenance, and said corten steel is a long lasting material; that the sign might need a little window dressing and that there would be some cost for landscaping, mowing, and irrigation, plus a one-time installation cost, as well as an annual cost for spring and winter start/stop of irrigation; and he recommended turf as one of the simplest lawns to maintain. Mr. Stone said signs could be adopted by community or service groups and they could make it a community-wide project; he estimated $2,500 to $4,000 for those additional costs per sign. Mr. Stone explained that he didn't prepare a map, but got some information from Public Works for areas where these signs might be located; that there are sixteen entries into the city, with two related to state routes; Council Study Session Minutes 10-18-2011 Page 1 of 8 Approved by Council: 11-15-2011 and said not all areas would need a sign, and he deferred to Council for those choices. Mr. Stone said the intent of this discussion is to come back with a recommendation for one of these concepts to adopt as the city template, and once the template is chosen, Mr. Stone said he would fine-tune the cost. Discussion included the suggestion of narrowing this down to the two major entrances, then using green signs at the other areas, and that even the small green welcome and directional signs could use the City's logo. Councilmember Grafos said he liked the engaved stone as it is the least expensive and ties into the signs at Mirabeau Park. Councilmember Hafner suggested the possibility of having some of the business people donate to the project; and said he likes the stone sign but asked about lighting. Mr. Stone said the plan is to get the business and community members involved. Councilmember Grassel said her favorite is Concept #1, the Corten Steel sign with timbers and cobblestone columns; but to take out the planter box and make it concrete on top to alleviate the need for maintenance, and she said that beautification is an important element in drawing businesses, and voiced her concern with the stone sign as the major sign and suggested using that sign at more minor places. Mr. Stone said the results of the survey were that only thirty-seven people voted, with concept #2, Corten Steel sign with cobblestone base, receiving the most votes, twelve out of 37. Councilmember Woodward said he likes concept #1 with the cobblestone columns, and said that perhaps the triangle property would be a good place for that sign. It was also mentioned that #2 is not double-sided since it has a curve. Mayor Towey said he agrees with Councilmember Grassel; that a lot of times the first impression is the most lasting impression and suggested having the best, adding that there are many volunteers in the community who likely would help, that he likes Concept #1 but without the flower planter. It was Council's consensus to go with Concept # 1 and to pursue that sign at both the west and east end of the city. Mr. Stone said the planter is not necessary and he will price both options for council's further consideration, as well as price the lighting and other details. 3. Car Shows — Mike Stone Parks and Recreation Director Stone said he hopes to leave Council with the knowledge that we encourage car shows in the parks like we encourage any other event; that there are many challenges regarding reserving parks for all our citizens, that they strive to be consistent with all park patrons, and due to their size and terrain facilities, the parks are limited to types and sizes of activities; that we are stewards of the parks and are responsible to maintain, care for, preserve and protect those resources. Via his PowerPoint presentation, Mr. Stone emphasized that Parks and Recreation strives to support strong community values, and improve livability by providing and promoting quality recreation areas, programs, and facilities, and that the Department's first priority is the general visiting public; that their objective in reserving parks is to promote a diverse range of activities and opportunities, ensure fair and equitable access, and balance the needs of the casual and organized park users, all while protecting and preserving park environments; that to minimize the impacts of events on parks, they have site monitoring, controlled amplified sound, limited vehicle access, and restrict some activities; he said the majority of our parks are not designed to support large scale events as they lack adequate restrooms, parking, water and power, and he mentioned the restrictions of vehicles in parks as per City Code 6.05.070; and said other reasons for restricting activities include potential damage to the park, or the impact one activity would have on other's enjoyment of the park, as well as risk management or public safety considerations; and that his deparhnent strives to reduce user conflicts by scheduling reservations in the appropriate spaces and at appropriate times. Mr. Stone explained that the biggest challenges are to preserve and protect the facilities and be consistent with users and their use of parks. He also explained the park reservation policy whereby the Director has authority to create, administer, and enforce a system to govern park reservations; and that they accept reservations beginning the first business day after the first of the year; that application and fees are required; some events require a refundable damage deposit, there is no charge for amplified sound, insurance is required depending on the activities, and a special event permit is also required depending upon the activity. Mr. Stone explained a little about when a special event permit is required, and said the fee for such a permit is $5.00. Director Stone said car shows are unique major events and present several challenges, such as parking cars on the turf and possible damage; time for turf Council Study Session Minutes 10-18-2011 Page 2 of 8 Approved by Council: 11-15-2011 to recover; turning off irrigation systems days in advance, normally during the hottest months of the year; safety conflicts between cars and park users; disruption of normal park use; and elimination of other reservations during a show. Mr. Stone said up to four car shows per year are permitted at Mirabeau Meadows, and that parking on the turf is restricted to the areas shown on his accompanying map because of ongoing turf, soil and drainage issues. Discussion included mention that most caz shows are nonprofit; that there are 60 to 75 car clubs in the area; mention by Mr. Stone that if the clubs were to use the Fairgrounds, they would pay considerably more than what we charge; that our charge for a ten-hour show would be $168 as the $257 damage deposit is refundable, and Mr. Stone mentioned the idea of finding a venue and having something built to handle car shows. Councilmember Grafos distributed copies and read a portion of a handout entitled "Inland Northwest Car Club Council History;" and said he met with members of some of the clubs; that it is not the matter of the fees but rather an issue of being consistent; that it appears we have overcome a lot of the issues in dealing with Valleyfest as they had cars and trucks in certain areas which apparently didn't hurt the turf, and he asked Mr. Stone about the differences between Valleyfest and the car shows. Mr. Stone explained that he appreciates the comments about consistency; he said Valleyfest is once a year and at the end of the season; that he doesn't feel car shows are the same as Valleyfest; that Valleyfest is the one community event, a city-sponsored event, and our policy allows us some exceptions, just as we allow some exceptions for other activities such as SCOPE activities; that he is open to council direction; and reiterated that we permit cars shows, but limit them to four times a year. Councilmember Grafos suggested staff reach out to the car clubs as he feels it would have a big impact on their perception; and Mr. Stone agreed and said that opportunity didn't present itself this year, and agreed with the need for discussion between staff and car show representatives. Mr. Grafos said he would get contact information for Mr. Stone. There was also some discussion about allowing the car shows to book a date before the first of each year, and of Mr. Stone's concern with keeping the policy consistent for everyone, including family reunions, weddings, and other events, as once an event is booked, it is difficult to change. 4. Old Milwaukee Ri t-of-wav — Neil Kersten/Mike Stone Public Works Director Kersten explained that at the joint meeting with the Board of County Commissioners, there was a suggestion for a bike trail down the Old Milwaukee right-of-way, and that we agreed to start with an initial discussion on how council wants to proceed with that idea; he said Mr. Jackson talked to representatives from the STA (Spokane Transit Authority) and they appear to be open to the suggestion; that they want to keep it open for a future potential light rail or some other multi-modal transportation corridor, but they are open to the use as a bike lane. Mr. Kersten said some things to keep in mind as the discussion proceeds, is the public process, funding level, timelines and project scope, and said once staff gets a feel for council's ideas on how to fund the project, we can start the public participation process. Mr. Kersten said some day the right-of-way could change and be used for light rail, but nothing is definitive at this point; he said some trails are not as high-end and permanent as others; that perhaps we could get some donations from contractors or could pursue grant funding, but that staff seeks council feedback on how to fund this as high, medium, or low in terms of quality of the project. Councilmember Gothmann mentioned the $8,000 in the trail fund and Mr. Kersten said that wouldn't get us very far, which led to discussion on the scope of the project, whether a bike, walk or other trail, and how far to take the trail. Mr. Jackson said he had one meeting with STA and Commissioner Richard in a more casual setting, and said staff has not yet talked to Liberty Lake. Director Stone said he too seeks feedback from council; that they can just create trailheads, or include benches, drinking fountains, or other amenities. Councilmember Grafos said he would like to see a shared use path, something simple and low cost, perhaps asphalt with some vegetation, and to possibly clean up the areas along the sides. Mr. Kersten said he is working with Bob Brueggeman from the County concerning the area at University-City, to clean it up and perhaps create a small park area; it was suggested to do this project in phases starting at University-City and perhaps go to Pines, and eventually tie it all the way to Liberty Lake and make a loop over to the Centennial Trail. Grant money for Millwood Council Study Session Minutes 10-18-2011 Page 3 of 8 Approved by Council: I 1-15-2011 Trail was mentioned and Mr. Kersten said those funds can only be used on that trail, but that staff could look grant possibilities, and he mentioned the idea of including this in the comprehensive plan which would lend for greater grant opportunities; he said the path could be just gravel at first with some small pocket parks or such things as Frisbee golf; and said one of the big issues is working to clean up the right- of-way of the dead vegetation and weeds. Mr. Stone said that this would also be another opportunity for a project for volunteer service groups, as having service clubs clean up and haul away the debris would be a huge cost savings. Mr. Kersten said the Geiger Crews cleaning up would also be a very low cost. Mayor Towey reminded everyone not to get ahead of ourselves as the last time we did this, we forgot that the County owns the land; he said we have to partner with STA, the County, and Liberty Lake if we're going to move forward; and he said he likes the idea of considering this project in increments. Mr. Kersten said we would not move ahead until we have the land, whether by easement or other mechanism; but that tonight is an opportunity for discussion of general ideas; that staff can bring back options for paving such as gravel or other materials, and show the cost per-mile; that the first goal is to move ahead and get the agreement; to keep the process public and get people's reactions on what kind of trail they would like. Mayor Towey agreed with the idea of bringing in the public at the beginning and to continue inviting them throughout the process. Mr. Kersten said this issue will be before Council several times, but the first goal is to bring forth the easement on the use of the right-of-way. Public Works Director Kersten also mentioned that now that the decision has been made not to build anything down that right-of-way, the environmental assessment needs to be completed and to have a meeting or two to finalize the decision if the preferred way is a no-build alternative; and by completing the environmental study, we hopefully won't have to pay back the federal funds; and said he is sensing this is the direction Council would like; and that the corridor could be used for transit, bike and other transportation modes and that it makes sense to keep it simple; and if the trail gets used for twenty or thirty years and then gets worn out, that would still be acceptable. Mr. Jackson said that based on conversations with the STA and Board of County Commissioners, it is likely we'll come up with a plan where all parties would have to remain flexible; and said it would be difficult to project into the future for use of that area; that there would be some amount of risk in placing a trail now that might someday be part of a high traffic corridor, but such might not occur for twenty years or more, or never; and said we all have to accept a little bit of the unknown so we can use it now. Council concurred. Mayor Towey called for a ten-minute recess at 7:40 p.m., and reconvened the meeting at 7:50 p.m. 5. School Beacon Grant O�portunity - In a�Note Senior Traff'ic Engineer Note explained that the Washington Traffic Safety Commission has issued a Request for Proposals for School Zone Flashing Beacon projects, that applications are due November 1 and speed studies must be completed prior to submitting the application; and this time they have expanded the funding opportunities to middle schools; she said staff spoke with the school districts and the police department and based on the criteria listed in the October 18, 2011 Request for Council Action form, they have ranked the schools as shown, except staff is not recommending the Kindergarten Center since they only have one walker. Ms. Note said the funding is usually $7,500 per zone, and it costs about $6,000 per zone to install the beacons. Council had no objection for staff moving forward with the four listed schools of Evergeen Middle School, East Valley Middle School, Bowdish Middle School, and McDonald Elementary School. 6. Speed Limits — In a� Note Traffic Engineer Note explained that a draft resolution to change the Indiana Avenue speed limits from 25 to 35 was before Council July 26, 2011, and the motion to approve the resolution did not pass. She explained that Council requested staff to bring the resolution back for further discussion, and that Council also requested information on other speed limit concerns. As indicated on the table contained in Ms. Note's Request for Council Action Form, she went over the concerns on the various streets; and explained that some cities adopted a"statutory speed limit" for all arterial streets and that if council chose, could Council Study Session Minutes 10-18-2011 Page 4 of 8 Approved by Council: 11-15-2011 adopt a similar resolution to make the speed limit consistent on all major arterials, with speed limits increased on select arterials based on an engineering and traffic study; and said that the impact of this would mean raising the speed limit from 25 to 30 on several residential arterials, such as 24�', Adams, Thierman, 4�', parts of 8�`, Conklin, Vista, Euclid, and a few others. Councilmember Woodard said he would like to address Indiana; that he met with a lot of people concerning that section of the road and an appropriate compromise would be 35 on Indiana to the point where it splits into the two, one-ways, and then 30, and said the neighbors out there seem to think that would work. Councilmember Grassel said she feels that is a good compromise since there is a change in the road pattern at that point. Councilmember Woodard also stated his preference for a statutory speed limit to make the speeds more uniform, but said that issue could be addressed later. Deputy Mayor Schimmels disagreed with Councilmember Woodard's suggestion to lower the speed limits and said the speed limits should not be lowered unless we have congestion or a history of accidents, neither of which we have on that roadway; he said Sullivan to Barker has very little traffic nor very many accidents and feels the limit should be higher. In response to question, Chief VanLeuven said they have been monitoring the speeds on Indiana Parkway and issued a number of citations for excessive speed, and said if it were lowered to 25, they would not have the time or the resources to maintain that speed enforcement; and said in his investigation, officers feel 35 would be reasonable to enforce and have traffic move safely through. Chief VanLeuven also stated that safety depends on location and accidents can be caused by speed, inattention, or visibility. There was further discussion on various speed limits for different types of streets, with council deciding to keep tonight's focus on Indiana and to get other data for a more in-depth discussion later. Public Works Director Kersten agreed staff can bring back a general discussion on speed limits, and he mentioned the rules and statutes accompanying the council packet material, and for the next action, staff will bring back just the original motion. Engineer Note stated that a recent speed study was done on Flora, from Mission to Barker, and once those results are received, she will bring that back to council as well. 7. Solid Waste Update — Neil Kersten Public Works Director Kersten said as a quick update, Commissioner French moved the notification date for joining the alliance from October 3 to January 16, 2012; that thus far no community has opted out but it appears each jurisdiction has the issue under consideration; that in speaking to Mr. French, the feeling is he will get the alliance group back together to discuss its direction. Deputy Mayor Schimmels said he feels there likely won't be any change, that garbage and tipping fees could increase after the first of the year, but the SWAC (Solid Waste Advisory Council) is an advisory group and the Board of County Commissioners bears the weight of the decision. Mayor Towey asked about our proposal for a three-year extension, and City Attorney said he spoke with both entities, and the County was putting the three-year extension on their agenda for today, and said he will check in the morning to see if that was adopted; and that the City of Spokane is scheduled to put the issue on their agenda either next week or the following week; and said it is moving forward; and that our plan is to get this in front of council for motion consideration soon; that the entities have also agreed to take out the issue of new bonds extending the life of the agreement, and said the anticipated date for paying of the bonds is the first of December, which would signify the end of the agreement. Staff said they will keep council appraised. 8 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project Ideas — Scott Kuhta/Neil Kersten Planning Manager Kuhta said that each year the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development provides about $1.5 million in CDBG entitlement funding to Spokane County; that in 2008 Spokane County ageed to amend the CDBG funding policies and established a 20% set-aside of the County's annual federal appropriation for our city's infrastructure projects; but due to uncertainty in how much the next federal allotment will be, the County anticipates Spokane Valley's share will be between $225,000 and $310,000. Mr. Kuhta said applications are due in November and a public hearing on the City's potential projects is scheduled for October 25. Mr. Kuhta said he met with Public Works staff to identify some projects which have to meet the high priority ranking in the CDBG consolidated plan, like streets, sewers and water systems, and since we don't provide water or sewer, our focus is on streets, and the identified projects are the Sprague Avenue Resurfacing Project, from Havana to Fancher; and the ADA Council Study Session Minutes 10-18-2011 Page 5 of 8 Approved by Council: 11-15-2011 Sidewalk improvements. Mr. Kuhta also explained that the projects must be within those areas designated as low-income on the map; he said the estimated cost for the Sprague Avenue project far exceeds our city's projected shaxe of funds. Mr. Kersten said concerning the eastbound lanes from Havana to Fancher, this would pave as far as they could, then we could use city money to pave the rest, adding that the road needs the repair work. It was noted the funding would be available in January, and that this item is scheduled as a motion and a public hearing for next week. 9 Code Comnliance ReQort — John Hohman Community Development Director Hohman introduced Code Compliance Officers Chris Berg and Bill Schultz, who then explained the City's code compliance program including processes, types of complaints, extreme cases, abatements, and possible future code amendments. Mr. Hohman said we are currently complaint driven, but that is also open for discussion and council input. Staff's PowerPoint included an overview of how they assist other departments as well as outside agencies, a comparison of 2010 and 2011 code violations, how the process works, the types of complaints and violations, and several before and after photos of past problems and abatements. Weed control was also mentioned with Mr. Hohman stating that he feels there are opportunities to improve the way we do business and streamline the process and that he hopes for council input into these issues, and for some future code amendments as well, and said his staff works with Mr. Driskell to address some of the proposed language, and to address legal mitigation and abatement of some of these issues. Mayor Towey mentioned that it appears some remedies take two years or more and asked if there is a way to speed up that process. Mr. Hohman said he is aware of several ongoing cases and they are trying to remedy some with code amendments; but that it takes time to get permissions to enter properties and in some cases, takes a court order to allow staff or a cleanup crew onto private property. Deputy Mayor Schimmels said within the solid waste system administered by the City of Spokane, they claim that possibly last year they cleaned up out here in our city limits to the "tune of around $700,000;" and said he mentioned that earlier tonight to Mr. Berg who was not aware of it, but Deputy Mayor Schimmels said that is part of their money they have for that purpose; and evidentially to staff's knowledge, nothing has ever come forth from the city of Spokane crews; and Mr. Hohman said he also is not aware of that issue, but said staff can research that and report back at a future meeting. At approximately 9:00 p.m., it was moved by Deputy Mayor Schimmels and seconded to extend the meeting an hour. Yote by Acclamation: In Favor: Mayor Towey, Deputy Mayor Schimmels, and Councilmembers Grassel, Grafos, and Gothmann. Opposed: Councilmember Hafner and Woodard. Motion carried. 10. Sig� Code Review — John Hohman Community Development Director Hohman said staff wanted to present council with an update on the expansion of the discussion held August 15, which compared our sign code to neighboring jurisdictions, and to include Spokane County in those comparisons, and added that staff is still gathering facts before they go back through the Planning Commission process, and then return again to Council; and that staff is only looking for discussion tonight and not action. Senior Planner Barlow explained the summary conclusions highlighted on page two of the accompanying memo; said she also compared landscaping requirements for the base of freestanding signs, and said the Planning Commission continues work on the code text amendment to eliminate that requirement. Ms. Barlow said at the last council discussion, council identified a list of revisions, and staff seeks direction on how to proceed now, whether to add more to the list or request more information, and she acknowledged that sandwich boards are on the list as well. Director Hohman said the proposed direction staff seeks from council, is whether council concurs with staff's proposal to eliminate the permit requirement for those and provide more guidance, such as signs should not block a sidewalk or create a visibility problem, and to be more prescriptive instead of requiring a permit. Councilmember Hafner added that he also wants the regulations to fit locally, and to use common sense in explaining the regulations and guidelines. Mr. Hohman agreed and said we can Council Study Session Minutes 10-18-2011 Page 6 of 8 Approved by Council: 11-15-2011 help citizens by having brochures available and more information on our website. Other discussion included incentives for businesses to use the monument sign as opposed to freestanding signs; and of the possibility of having the Community Development Director provide some discretion due to unique circumstances, with Ms. Barlow adding that some of the current codes reviewed do provide such discretion. Mr. Hohman mentioned that staff might need to re-examine the thirty-day situation as we don't have staff to monitor the start and end time limitations. 11. Revised Draft Le�islative A�enda — Mike Jackson City Manager Jackson referenced the draft legislative agenda and mentioned that those items which have been completed, have now been removed; and said if council concurs, we can bring this back for a motion consideration at next week's meeting. Mayor Towey questioned if the topic of tourism is something our lobbyist could research, or if the issue is settled, and suggested we obtain Ms. Taylor's input on that issue. Mr. Jackson said he will ask her to send an e-mail or write us a letter concerning tourism, that her reaction is we are trying to protect our state shared revenues, that tourism was cut in 2011 so this is not a new cut for 2012, but the legislators have to find reductions to balance their budget, and that there will always be someone or some group opposed to every proposed budget reduction. 12. Streamlined Sales Ta�c — Mike Jackson/Mark Calhoun Finance Director Calhoun gave the background on the state government's streamlined sales tax issue and the impact of the mitigation payments on our city budget; and said ours was one of those cities impacted negatively; he said he is not aware of the state ever discussing a sunset on the streamlined sales mitigation, and if they had, cities would likely have resisted that idea. Mr. Jackson said in regard to how the program is working for the state, we simply don't know if the state is in a better position than previously; and Councilmember Grassel suggested that if this isn't working, perhaps a solution would be to return to the way it was handled previously. Discussion included mention of some retailers mis-coding their sales tax to the wrong city, and Mr. Calhoun said his department is working up a means of tracking the 100 to 2001argest businesses to make sure they are coding conectly. 13. Helmet Safety — Carv Driskell City Attorney Driskell said that council heard a presentation last month from the Spokane Regional Health District regarding helmets for bicycles and other wheeled vehicles; and in that regard, Mr. Driskell said he included a copy of the helmet ordinance from Spokane City and Spokane County, and he explained the main provisions of those ordinances. In response to enforcement questions, Chief VanLeuven said he felt the City of Spokane has only given out a handful or so of $15 or $25 citations over the last five years, and that their goal is education and not to fine people, and he mentioned the positive educational opportunities provided by such groups as SCOPE as they put on bike rodeos, and distribute ice cream coupons to children who were "caught" wearing a helmet. At 10:00 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 Mayor Schimmels, and Councilmembers Grassel, Grafos, and Gothmann. Opposed.• Councilmembers Hafner and Woodard. Motion carried. Mayor Towey said he feels we are way ahead on the education element of bike helmets and that he prefers the reward approach over the negative, citation approach; and Councilmember Hafner added that we should not take over parental responsibility, and agreed with the positive educational approach. Councilmember Grafos suggested having additional educational signs near schools such as "Helmets are Cool." 14. Advance Agenda — Mayor Towev Councilmember Gothmann asked about the manufactured home zones issue and said he would like to ask staff to review the two ordinances given to council to determine the effect of the zones on residents and Council Study Session Minutes 10-18-2011 Page 7 of 8 Approved by Council: 11-15-2011 on landowners as well; and to compare what we have with these other city ordinances; and Council concurred. 15. Information Onlv The Interstate Signing, Site Selector Update, and Wastewater Fees were for information only and were not discussed or reported. 16. Council Check-in — Mayor Towev Deputy Mayor Schimmels reported that as Chair of the SRTC (Spokane Regional Transportation Council), he is in receipt of a letter addressed to the Mayor, stating that the SRTC has an emergency request for additional funds in the amount of 15%, which would equate to $2,895 additional payment for calendar year 2011; and that the SRTC Board met last week and all board members voted for this emergency increase. Councilmember Grafos asked to have Public Works Director Kersten report back on the flooding problem on Thorpe Road and Mr. Jackson indicated staff is working on that issue. Mayor Towey also noted the draft letter in tonight's council packet under tab 16, which discusses the County's ballot issue of a regional animal shelter, and outlines that our city supports the regional concept, but does not support subsidizing another entity; and councilmembers concur with sending the letter. 17. City Manag,er Comments — Mike Jackson Regarding the street maintenance contract and examining all our contracts, City Manager Jackson stated that staff will work on that issue and come back with a spreadsheet showing the cost fluctuations, terms, expirations, and other aspects; adding that the Poe Contract expires 12-31-2014. Mr. Jackson said that there has been some new Idaho State legislation introduced and staff will research that as well. There being no further business, it was moved by Deputy Mayor Schimmels, seconded and unanimously agreed to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 10:25 p.m. � Thomas E. To ey, Mayor ATTEST: � � hristine Bainbridge, City Clerk - Council Study Session Minutes 10-18-2011 Page 8 of 8 Approved by Council: 11-15-2011 ,,,�:�..;-:_, .�. —� 1 ' , , ♦ � , � 1 The Inland Northwest Car Club Councii and or the I.N.C.C.C. is a car c bs a en h ast's�The counc I and information center to exchange and dispense information to formed in 1985 by dedicated car clubs and their members of the Inland Northwest. The purpose was to nefinrork with the Washington State Car Club Council located in western Washington in an effort to be informative about legislation, the car hobby and events taking place throughout the Pacific Northwest. The I.N.C.C.C., its car clubs and individual members monetarilyt er n dona on Many of the ca aclu co t bute opinion that it is vital to contribute to the community through volun g to organizations and charities throughout the Inla�d Northwest through their own events and shows. The Inland No�thwest Car Club Scholarship is one of the many organizations that benefit from the car club community. Each year the council sponsors the Downtown Scholarship Car Show wtiere each year's scholarship recipients are recognized and a majority of the proceeds from that show goes towards scholarships for the up coming year. The council welcomes car clubs, individuals, and businesses to our organization; this allows us to be more diversified in ; our hobby. The I.N.C.C.C. has approximately 60 car clubs in the Spokane area along with many individual memberships who are not members of a formal car club. The membership also exceeds the greater Inland Northwest to include Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Canada. As a member of the council, gives access to information about car clubs and their activities. Included in the membership is a monthly newsletter which contains current information about events, car shows, legislation and monthly columns written by members of the council. Over the past 25 years the I.N.C.C:C. Calendar of Events has been distributed to the advertisers in the calendar located around the Pacific Northwest. The calendar is publicized for car enthusiasts, businesses, individuals and car club members to have a resource of all the events that are being held in our region and abroad. Thank you for taking interest in the calendar by choosing it for information on the events tisted. The council hopes that you will patronize the advertisers in the calendar and the mem6ers look fo►ward to seeing you this season at some of the many events listed in this year's calendar. � � � � � , � . � The following are just some of the clubs involved in the INCCC: 509-926-7743 Moses Lake Classic Car Club 509-765-5101 Alt Cities Classics 509-328-6695 Bitterrodders Car Club 406-961-3136 MPH Association 509-443-2209 C.A.R.S Cfub - 509-928-8390 North Idaho Classics 509-924-0255 Christian Motor Sports 509-796-3330 Northwest PT Cruizers 509-924-7047 Classic Mustangs of Spokane 509-926-1113 Old Iron Car Club 509-939-2972 Colville Outsiders a 509-680-1982' Poor Mans Motor Club 509-659-4242 Cruizin Cars � 509-979-4113 Ritzville Classic Car Club 509-725-6141 Dragin Race Team 509-328-5045 Road Knights Car Club Dukes Auto Club 208-818-8730 Spokane Area Classic Chevy Club 509-467-1957 509-326-2614 Spokane Corvette Club 208-968-9226 Ear(y Ford V 8 Club 509-893-9209 Gents Auto Club ' 509-468-3729 Spokane 4-Wheelers 509-326-0364 His Rides 208-773-7363 Spokane Italian Car Club 509-484-5008 Inland Empire Convertible Club 509-327-1011 Spokane/Juneau Dipsticks 509-226-9911 Inland Empire Late Great Chevys 509-466-9281 Spokane Roadsters 509-489-0121 Inland Empite Mustang Club 509=328-2803 Stfeet Tin Car Club 509-927-1738 Inland Northwest.Camaro Club 509-981=7480 Studebakers Drivers Club 509-826-3154 Inland Northwest Corvair Club 509=924-7398 The Friendly OK Car Club 509-924-9470 Inland Northwest Fords Unlimited 509-924-8454 The H.A.S.S.I.E. Club 509-218-0108 Inland Empire Model T Ctub 509-701-0983 Twisted Tunerz 208_265-0122 Inland Northwest Pontiac 509-891-2071 United Street Rods of Idaho 509-619-8172 Inland Northwest T-Birds 509-448-6104 Velocity Syndicate 509-991-9593 Late Great Chevy Club 509-466-9281 Visions Car Club 509-337-6204 Lilac City Mopars Unlimited 509-993-8264 Walla Walla Historical Auto Club 509-891-2426 Lowcos Car Club 509-953-4101 Wanderers Auto Club Misfires Auto Group 509-483-3633 Wenatchee Valley Cruize�s Car Club 509-662-0691 30 r, ld -��- // �� Spokane Regional Transportation Council 221 W. First Aveuue, Suite 310 • Spokane, WA 99201 (509) 343-b370 FAX: (509) 343�400 October 17, 2011 The Honorable Tom Towey City of Spokane Valley 11707 E. Sprague, Suite 106 Spokane Valley, WA 99206 Dear Mayor Towey: On October 13, 201 l, the SRTC Board unanimously passed a motion to request a 15% increase in Calendar Yeaz (CI� local contributions from our financially participating agencies. While the Board recognizes the difficult financial climate faced by our member agencies, this emergency request for additional funds has been made necessary by a number of unanticipated expenses that have occurred throughout the past year. For the City of Spokane Valley, your CY 2011 local contribution w � 15% increase for this amount would be $2,895. With this letter, I am requesting that the City of Spokane Valley consider an addition local contributions for CY 2011. We appreciate your consideration on this matter. Because of the time sensitive nature of this issue, the SRTC Board also requested that you provide a response back to me as soon as possible, and no later than the next regularly scheduled Board meeting on November 10, 2011. Please feel free to contact me by telephone at (509) 343-6382 or by email at kwallace(a)srtc.org if I you have any questions about this request. 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