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2017, 05-09 Formal Format MINUTES City of Spokane Valley City Council Regular Meeting Formal Meeting Format Tuesday,May 9, 2017 Mayor Higgins called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Attendance: Sta► Rod Higgins,Mayor Mark Calhoun, City Manager Arne Woodard,Deputy Mayor John Hohman, Deputy City Manager Caleb Collier, Councilmember Caty Driskell, City Attorney Pam Haley, Councilmember Erik Lamb, Deputy City Attorney Mike Munch, Councilmember Chelsie Taylor,Finance Director Ed Pace, Councilmember Mike Stone, Parks&Ree Director Carolbelle Branch,Public Information Officer ABSENT: Mark Werner, Police Chief Sam Wood, Councilmember Christine Bainbridge, City Clerk INVOCATION: Councilmember Pace gave the invocation. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council, staff and the audience stood for the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL: City Clerk Bainbridge called the roll; all Councilmembers were present except Councilmember Wood,It was moved by Councilmember Pace, seconded and unanimously agreed to excuse Councilmember Wood from tonight's meeting. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: It was moved by Deputy Mayor Woodard,seconded and unanimously agreed to approve the amended agenda. INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS AND PRESENTATIONS n/a COMMITTEE,BOARD,LIAISON SUMMARY REPORTS: Councilmember Collier: said he attended several fundraisers, one for ALS, and one that counsels people through the abortion process. Councilmember Munch:said he and Councilmembers Wood and Pace met with School Superintendent Ben Small to discuss having some roundtable discussions concerning parental rights and having their children vaccinated; said the Health board is receptive to having those discussions and they can possibly do so early June with the arrival of the new health officer; said he also attended the fundraiser of the organization that counsels people through the abortion process. Councilmember Haley: reported that she attended the Valleyfest fundraiser, and it was a lot of fin; also attended a STA(Spokane Transit Authority)workshop on strategies and challenges. Councilmember Pace: as mentioned above, said he and others met with Mr. Ben Small on behalf of some of the Council member's constituents who want to exercise their parental rights to not have their kids vaccinated,and how to mitigate the situation for the kids in order to keep the students eligible for athletics and so they don't fall behind in their school work; and he mentioned the upcoming roundtable discussions with stakeholders; mentioned that he and Deputy Mayor Woodard attended a Spokane Leaders Prayer Breakfast where the pastor of the Life Center Church was the main speaker; attended the STA planning committee meeting, and a special meeting afterwards where they talked about perceived ridership versus actual ridership in Spokane Valley; said he has been talking about his three goals for STA, one which was Minutes Regular Council Meeting:05-09-2017 Page 1 of 4 Approved by Council:05-23-2017 the new route along Indiana, which dedication is coming up in a few weeks; concerning perceived lack of ridership, he said he is not interested in changing things or reducing service, but wants to understand why it appears few people are riding the bus. Deputy Mayor Woodard: reported that he attended the Spokane Valley Hospital Community breakfast where they discussed their growth and mission statement, as well as the upcoming merge, which he said should result in their hiring additional staff; said he went to the Wal-Mart ribbon cutting on their just remodeled store on Broadway, and that employee service pins were also handed out to the Wal-Mart long- time employees; said it was a nice event and they also donated to the food bank and some other charitable organizations in the community; said lie too attended the Prayer Breakfast,and today he and Mayor Higgins attended the Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial ceremony. MAYOR'S REPORT: Mayor Higgins reported that he attended a hangar dedication with Moody Aviation,and said during a future study session,we should be getting a report from the airport regarding their plans and how we are included in them; he attended the hospital breakfast; and last week was in Washington, D.C. pitching our grade crossings; said he spoke with staffs of all three legislative contingencies about the importance of the crossings; said he also mentioned to them about our large industrial park; said he was a judge for National Christian Forensics and Communications Association recent debate;said the association is largely made up of home-schoolers, and that it was interesting, fun and educational; said he also attended the law enforcement memorial. PROCLAMATION: (1) Older Americans Month; (2)National Travel and Tourism Week Mayor Higgins announced that there are two proclamations for tonight, and he asked Councilmember Collier to read the Older Americans Month proclamation. Ms. Jean Kindem of the Aging and Long Term Care of Eastern Washington received the proclamation with thanks. Mayor Higgins then read the National Travel and Tourism Week proclamation, which was received with thanks by Mr. Tim Robinson of VisitSpokane. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Mayor Higgins explained that due to tonight's short agenda, there will be only this one opportunity for public comments; lie explained the rules,then invited public comments. Mr. Lynn Plaggemeier, Spokane Valley: extended congratulations to a City employee for getting Value Village cleaned up so it looks presentable; said he is trying to find out more about our City's contracting, and said he wondered why the City doesn't have a central procurement section. Mr. Steve Latoszek, Spokane Valley: expressed his concern about RVs, trailers, boats, etc. parking on roads; said there is an RV with an antennae on it set up on the street;said he mentioned to the City Attorney that it has taken eminent domain on our public rights-of-way and has taken possession of property of Spokane Valley since it is parked there and taking up residence without authority; said it is irritating for him and his neighbors' property value; said some trailers obstruct visibility as they park near the corner; said other communities have ordinances for not parking those things on streets, and he wants an ordinance for our City as well, or for us to at least study the issue. Ms.Jaclyn Gallion: concerning vaccinations and parental rights,she thanked Council for trying to help kids who have been excluded and denied their educational rights; said she went to the recent School Board meeting,and she read to Council the letter she read at that meeting concerning the problems associated with the kids being excluded due to the mumps outbreak. Mr. Tony Lazanis: said that people who have trailers or motor homes, if they rent, then the apartment complex would be responsible for the parking, or if they own a home, the homeowner pays taxes so they should be able to park in front of their own place. Minutes Regular Council Meeting:05-09-2017 Page 2 of 4 Approved by Council:05-23-2017 1. CONSENT AGENDA: Consists of items considered routine which are approved as a group. Any member of Council may ask that an item be removed from the Consent Agenda to be considered separately. Proposed Motion:I move to approve the Consent Aitenda. a.Approval of claim vouchers on May 9,2017 Request for Council Action Fonn, Total: $2,878,198.55 b. Approval of Payroll for Pay Period Ending April 30, 2017: $413,867.35 c.Approval of Resolution 17-010,Declaring Items Surplus d. Approval of April 18,2017 Council Meeting Minutes, Study Session e.Approval of April 25, 2017 Council Meeting Minutes, Formal Meeting Format It was moved by Deputy Mayor Woodard, seconded and unanimously agreed to approve the consent agenda. NEW BUSINESS: 2. Second Reading Ordinance 17-006 Wilbur Rd Street Vacation—John Hohman After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title,it was moved by Deputy Ii'kzyor Woodard and seconded to approve Ordinance 17-006. Mr. Hohman explained that at the first reading we heard from the property owner who initiated this effort; said staff and Council discussed the issue of compensation and it was determined it would be in the public's interest not to require compensation; concerning the previous question about paying back property taxes, Mr. Holtman said staff checked with the County Assessor's office and no back taxes are due on this, but the applicant would be required to pay his pro-rata portion of 2017 property taxes once the property is vacated to him. Mayor Higgins invited public comment; no comments were offered. Vote by acclamation:In favor: unanimous. Opposed:none. Motion carried. 3. First Reading Ordinance 17-007 for City—initiated Street Vacation—John Hohman After City Clerk Bainbridge read the ordinance title,it was moved by Deputy Mayor Woodard and seconded to advance Ordinance 17-007 to a second reading at the May 23, 2017 Council meeting. As noted at a previous meeting, Mr. Hohman explained this is a City-initiated street vacation; there is no potential use for this area in the future, and if so, access would come in from a different location; and that this will help these properties for future development. Mayor Higgins invited public comment; no comments were offered. Vote by acclamation:In favor: unanimous. Opposed:none. Motion carried. 4.Motion Consideration: Mission Avenue Street Preservation Bid Award—Gloria Mantz It was moved by Deputy Mayor Woodard and seconded to award the Mission Avenue Street Preservation Project —Pines to McDonald, CIP 0253, to Inland Asphalt company in the amount of$473,300.00 and authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute the construction contract. Standing in for Ms. Mantz, Deputy City Manager Hohman gave the background of the project, and of the two bids received, which were very close to each other and well below the engineer's estimate of$562,000. Mr. Hohman also noted that it appears that Inland Asphalt will do this project on a Saturday,thereby minimizing the impact on the hospital and residences. Mayor Higgins invited public comment. Mr. Lynn Plaggemeier said he had a question on the preservation; that we lump everything in preservation, and asked if this is maintenance, repair,or includes capital.Mr.Bill Gotlunann asked for clarification on the bid amount,and was told it was as Deputy Mayor Woodard stated: $473,300. Vote by acclamation: In favor: unanimous. Opposed: pone. Motion carried. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Due to the short agenda,this opportunity for public comments was not given,as explained by Mayor Higgins during the first opportunity for public comments. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS: 5.Advance Agenda--Mayor Higgins Councilmember Munch said he would like to have something included on our website for emergency preparedness,and suggested a good spot for other website links would be across our website's header. Mr. Calhoun agreed he can make that happen. Councilmember Haley mentioned the upcoming update on the Minutes Regular Council Meeting:05-09-2017 Page 3 of 4 Approved by Council:05-23-2017 Bch and McDonald intersection,and that there have been two more accidents. Mr.Calhoun said staff is also aware of those accidents. Councilmember Pace reiterated,and read from the April 18,2017 minutes,of his request to address the two concerns he has on the Sullivan Bridge; and to ask to officially put those items on the agenda and pursue them; that Garco should have received the contract, and how does a contractor make that kind of mistake and charge us for it; and said he is not comfortable letting things go. Mayor Higgins asked if we were still in negotiation on the design contract, and Mr. Driskell said the project has not yet closed, but we are not in negotiation.Mayor Higgins suggested waiting until this closed out and Councilmember Pace agreed,adding that he wants it on the pending agenda list. In follow-up to his comments from a past meeting, Deputy Mayor Woodard said that he misunderstood concerning the manhole cover that was off and of the call to 9-1-1; said he verified that the person tried the Police Department night desk but didn't get an answer, but that he did not call 9-1-1. Councilmember Collier mentioned about the predatory scam included in the Police Department's monthly report and said he would like to have the monthly police report presented to Council so Council can address those issues. Councilmember Munch stated his agreement. Mr. Calhoun noted that in the past where there have been five Tuesdays in a month,that the goal was to try not to hold that 5'h Tuesday meeting;however,with the all-day budget meeting June 13,no evening meeting June 13, and likely no meeting June 20 as several Councilmembers attend the AWC (Association of Washington Cities) conference, as well no meeting July 4th or August 15t, which is National night out,that some items have been included on the May 30 meeting agenda. Councilmembers agreed to hold that May 30 meeting. INFORMATION ONLY(will not be reported or discussed): 6. The Police Department Monthly Report was for information only and was not reported or discussed, except for brief comments as noted from Councilmember Collier. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS Mr. Calhoun stated that Octoberfest has historically been held at the Spokane Convention Center, but this year it will be held at CenterPlace,this October 27-29. it was moved by Deputy Mayor Woodard, seconded and unanimously agreed to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 6:55 p.m. A 4)44-7- - _ .7 ATTES . " L.R.Higgins ki or hristine Bainbridge, City Clerk Minutes Regular Council Meeting:05-09-2017 Page 4 of 4 Approved by Council:05-23-2017 GENERA11 , PUBLIC COMMENT T SIGN—IN SHEET SPOKANE VALLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, May 9, 2017 6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting GENERAL CITIZEN COMMENTS YOUR SPEAKING TIME WILL GENERALLY BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTE Please sign in if you wish to make public comments. NAME TOPIC OF CONCERN YOU YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE PLEASE PRINT WILL SPEAK ABOUT .h 1,',/ ,,,,, 7,/ ' ' Ai./C g` //7 ci t /' 7 ` � ,,1 0,-,) lZis_,d��vAi41 ,S+: L L (+40S 0( Po!'K,MS 0) tf`4:ILf "4".5 i j R,7/ C f 0K .6k LQ 1, 1i) -c - cA . 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