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CC Min 2021 08 24MOSES LAKE CITY COUNCIL August 24, 2021 EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Curnel called an Executive Session at 6:30 p.m. to be held for 30 minutes pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) to discuss potential litigation. Mayor Curnel extended the session 15 minutes. CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Moses Lake City Council was called to order at 7:15 p.m. by Mayor Curnel with audio remote access. Special notice for attendance and citizen comment were posted on the meeting agenda. Mayor Curnel opened the meeting with a reminder for everyone to be respectful and friendly regarding of each other’s personal beliefs. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Curnel; Deputy Mayor Jackson; Council Members Myers, Eck, Riggs, Liebrecht, and Hankins. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Fire Chief Brett Bastian led the Flag Salute. AGENDA APPROVAL Action taken: Council Member Eck moved to approve the Agenda as presented, second by Council Member Riggs. The motion carried 7 – 0. SUMMARY REPORTS MAYOR’S REPORT Childhood Cancer Month Proclamation Mayor Curnel recognizes that September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and that pediatric cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT New Hire/Promotions – Municipal Services/Community Development An introduction was given of the new Municipal Services Director, David Bren. Caritina Cortez was introduced as the new Housing & Grants Coordinator. Mr. Bren recognized Jaime Gonzalez and Devon Edwards as new employees, but they were not present. Stratford Rd. Completion Project Update The same bid amount from the same bidder was received. City Manager Allison Williams will report back again when this information has been processed with the original Contractor’s Surety. Love’s Travel Stop Road Construction Plan City staff met with WA DOT and Love’s project staff regarding the construction of the I- Document Ref: 7GUKB-CDWEM-KKGW4-RHEYY Page 1 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – August 24, 2021 pg. 2 90 on ramp. Council will be made aware as soon as an acceptable closure plan is agreed to by the City. Dangerous Building Declaration: El Primo Carniceria, 323 S. Pioneer Way Staff is working with the property owner’s insurer to ensure that the collapsed building is being demolished in a timely manner. The presence of asbestos has caused some delay. Comprehensive Plan Draft The first draft of the Comp Plan is now out for consideration. The Consultant will provide a presentation to the Planning Commission this Thursday. #1 2nd Quarter Financial Report Finance Director Cindy Jensen summarized that the revenue and expenditures are doing well, and all funds are in good shape. CITIZEN’S COMMUNICATION COVID Mandates Larry Godden, Susie Soto, Matt Moore, Crystal Whitbeck, Timothy Fatland, Teresa Calip, Dennis Knepp, and Jessica Strickland stated their opinions on the mask and vaccination mandates. Drag Culture Museum Lecture Allison Palumbo, Teresa Calip, Dennis Knepp, Barbara Bush, Harold Hochstatter, David Hunt, John Smith, Salah Abed, Jessica Strickland, Rebecca Hutsell, and Cara Galbraith stated their opinions on the Museum Lecture that is occurring on Friday, August 27, 2021. Museum Manager Dollie Boyd provided an overview of the process with Humanities Washington to bring the speaker. Deputy Mayor Jackson and Council Member Liebrecht followed with their feedback on the lecture. PUBLIC HEARING #2 Fox Property Vacate Ordinance This Ordinance is for the consideration of vacating a 30’ by 290’ portion of the Right-of- Way on Third Ave adjacent to the Lewis Elliot Addition No. 2 Plat. The Hearing was opened at 8:40 p.m. and was continued to September 14, 2021. CONSENT AGENDA #3 a. City Council meeting minutes dated August 10, 2021 b. Claim Checks 153036 – 153158 in the amount of $1,653,187.00; Payroll Checks 63984 through 64026 in the amount of $20,462.37; and Electronic Payments dated August 20, 2021, in the amount of $547,738.74 c. Reject Misc. Sewer Repair Project Bid d. Aspect Consulting Task #11 Contract e. RH2 Contract for Tana Lift Station Document Ref: 7GUKB-CDWEM-KKGW4-RHEYY Page 2 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – August 24, 2021 pg. 3 Action taken: Deputy Mayor Jackson moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented, second by Council Member Riggs. The motion carried 7 – 0. OLD BUSINESS #4 Pumper-Tender LOCAL Funding Ordinance 2891 This is the final step for Council action to finance the purchase of a fire apparatus currently under contract to be built. The interest rate for the $840,000 borrowed will be between 1.33% and 2.05% which will be determined after the bond sale in October. The first payment will be due before the end of the year. Action taken: Council Member Liebrecht moved to adopt Ordinance 2891 as presented, second by Council Member Hankins. The motion carried 7 – 0. #5 Local Income Tax Ban Resolution 3863 The resolution provides for the City’s objection to a statewide income tax. The intent is to send a message to the Governor and State Legislature that this type of tax is unwanted. Action taken: Council Member Eck moved to adopt Resolution 3863 as presented, second by Council Member Liebrecht. The motion carried 6 – 1. Council Member Riggs was opposed. NEW BUSINESS #6 Award Burr Ave Water Project There were eight bids for the Burr Avenue Construction project. The lowest bid was from Ellison Earthworks of Richland, WA, and they have not completed any work for the City in the past. Action taken: Council Member Hankins moved to award the Burr Ave Water Project as presented, second by Deputy Mayor Jackson. The motion carried 7– 0. #7 Replacement Brush Truck The Fire Department has the opportunity to replace the 1997 Brush Truck with a demonstrator unit from Henderson, NV. It will be less expensive and quicker than the purchase of a new truck which could take up to 2 years from time of order. Action taken: Council Member Hankins moved to authorize the purchase of the replacement Brush Truck as presented, second by Council Member Eck. The motion carried 7 - 0. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS Road Painting Complete Public Works Operations is pleased to announce the successful completion of 2021 Street Striping following a long delay in purchasing the paint due to the COVID pandemic. Smith Travel Report July 2021 The Lodging Tax Report was distributed to Council prior to the meeting. This is a 30- day prior glance at the Lodging statistics in the City so we can track future revenues. Document Ref: 7GUKB-CDWEM-KKGW4-RHEYY Page 3 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – August 24, 2021 pg. 4 Staffing Update Council Member Hankins and Mayor Curnel volunteered to participate in the final interviews with staff for the two Human Resource Director candidates. Finance Director Retirement With Cindy Jensen’s retirement, the City is in an interim phase. The City will contract with Gayle Gray as Interim Finance Director to lead the CAFR reports and 2020 State Audit as she is remote. Accounting Manager Wendy Parks and Utility Billing Supervisor Jessica Cole will be on site leads of their divisions. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS Council Members thanked the citizens that showed up to speak regarding current COVID mandates and the Museum lecture scheduled for Friday. Council Member Myers requested a Resolution to make masking and vaccinations a freedom of choice. Council Member Liebrecht thanked Visit WA for reporting back on their LTAC funds used for the 2021 Airshow. She also thanked Finance staff for their work. She shared her support for those wanting masking and vaccinations optional. Council Member Hankins thanked all for their comments and requested that no matter the differences, all would continue to be neighbors and be respectful. Deputy Mayor Jackson expressed his concerns over the timeline of the Stratford Road Completion project. ADJOURNMENT The regular meeting was adjourned at 9:02 p.m. ______________________________________ David Curnel, Mayor ATTEST____________________________________ Debbie Burke, City Clerk Document Ref: 7GUKB-CDWEM-KKGW4-RHEYY Page 4 of 4 Signature Certificate Document Ref.: 7GUKB-CDWEM-KKGW4-RHEYY Document signed by: Debbie Burke Verified E-mail: dburke@cityofml.com IP: 63.135.54.162 Date: 03 Dec 2021 18:47:42 UTC Mayor David Curnel Verified E-mail:dcurnel@cityofml.com IP: 63.142.221.35 Date: 05 Dec 2021 01:16:50 UTC Document completed by all parties on: 05 Dec 2021 01:16:50 UTC Page 1 of 1 Signed with PandaDoc.com PandaDoc is a document workflow and certified eSignature solution trusted by 25,000+ companies worldwide.