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CC Min 2021 09 28MOSES LAKE CITY COUNCIL September 28, 2021 STUDY SESSION Larson Recreation Center Operating Feasibility Green Play, LLC Tom Diehl, Project Manager and Principal provided a PowerPoint presentation to illustrate the options for programs, admission fees, rentals, staffing, operating hours, and type of equipment installed in the Center. Worksheets with six different financial scenarios were distributed to Council to review, some including debt service and some not. CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Moses Lake City Council was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Mayor Curnel with audio remote access. Special notice for attendance and citizen comment were posted on the meeting agenda. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Curnel; Deputy Mayor Jackson; Council Members Eck, Riggs, Liebrecht, and Hankins. Council Member Myers attended the meeting remotely. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Municipal Services Director Dave Bren led the Flag Salute. AGENDA APPROVAL Action taken: Council Member Riggs moved to approve the Agenda as presented, second by Council Member Eck. The motion carried 7 – 0. SUMMARY REPORTS MAYOR’S REPORT Down’s Syndrome Buddy Walk Mayor Curnel attended the buddy walk on Saturday, September 25. He said it was well- attended and he recommended it to anyone who might want to participate next year. AGCCT Mayor Curnel issued a reminder that the AGCCT Meeting is on September 30 at 6:00 p.m. in Electric City. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT Employee New Hire and Promotions An introduction was given of new hire Felicia Ziemer, Recreation Specialist and of the two employees recently promoted: Recreation Superintendent Carrie Hoiness and Athletics Recreation Supervisor Steven Kinzer. Additionally, introduction was given of Interim Finance Director Gail Gray and Human Resources Director Shannon Springer. Document Ref: GMZSE-WN5JV-TSQFJ-ETC9N Page 1 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – September 28, 2021 pg. 2 Washington State Main Street Conference City Manager Allison Williams attended the conference as a panelist. Stratford-Valley Road Paving Memo The completion of the Stratford-Valley Intersection is underway. The paving of the intersection has already been completed and the cleanup work is expected to continue into early October. Municipal Services Director Dave Bren thanked all involved for getting this completed in two days. CITIZEN’S COMMUNICATION Municipal Airport Lease Airport Advisory Board Member Richard Pearce addressed Council regarding his concerns with the airport lease and requested that the lease be completely re-done. Action taken: Council Member Liebrecht moved to do away with the current lease and start from scratch on a new one, second by Council Member Eck. The motion carried 6 – 0. Deputy Mayor Jackson abstained from voting. CONSENT AGENDA #2 a. City Council meeting minutes dated September 13 and 14, 2021. b. Claim Checks 153389 – 153527 in the amount of $447,869.53; Payroll Checks 64070 through 64102 in the amount of $9,874.75; and Electronic Payments dated September 17, 2021, in the amount of $503,081.83 c. Business License Application Process Ordinances 2986-2988 d. Utility Billing Proration Effective Date Ordinance 2989 e. Accept Port Surplus Lights and Equipment f. Award Building Demolition Project Council Member Liebrecht pulled item (c) for discussion, asking for clarification on Ordinances 2986 and 2987. Item (c) was placed back on the Consent Agenda for the vote. Action taken: Council Member Hankins moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented, second by Council Member Riggs. The motion carried 7 – 0. OLD BUSINESS #3 Mattawa Police Contract Termination On September 16, 2021, the City of Mattawa, at the request of the City of Moses Lake, agreed to terminate the contract that had been in place since April 27, 2021. The City of Moses Lake is no longer providing services to the City of Mattawa. Action taken: Council Member Riggs moved to accept the termination of the Mattawa Police Contract as presented, second by Deputy Mayor Jackson. The motion carried 7 – 0. Document Ref: GMZSE-WN5JV-TSQFJ-ETC9N Page 2 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – September 28, 2021 pg. 3 NEW BUSINESS #4 Snow Removal Contract The City received one quote for the work in the amount of $50,900 from Central Washington Asphalt, Inc. (CWA), which was $15,900 over the engineer’s estimate. Per CWA, the cost increase for 2021 is due to higher cost of fuel, labor and insurance claims. With the cost nearly doubling for the side arms, the City is doing a Public Outreach for volunteers to snow plow sidewalks for disabled persons and seniors. Action taken: Council Member Riggs moved to award the snow removal contract as presented, second by Council Member Eck. The motion carried 6 - 1. Deputy Mayor Jackson was opposed. #5 Airport Irrigation Project Discussion The Airport Advisory Board has formally requested the installation of a green belt on the west side of the main runway. This requires the installation of an irrigation system, either using City water or using the Bureau of Reclamation’s irrigation water, fall seeding, and long-term maintenance. A green belt is a key safety facility that most airports have. Airport Advisory Board Member Tim Prickett spoke about the benefits of adding the drought resistant green belt and using Bureau of Reclamation water. Action taken: Council Member Hankins moved to approve the project as presented, second by Council Member Liebrecht. The motion carried 7 - 0. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS Recycle Program The Waste Management recycling program has received a rebate for the past three months. The last month was at $20.10/ton which is a reversal of the City paying $109/ton in 2021. It was also noted that staff will bring forward Lakeside Disposal’s request to extend their contract at a future meeting. Homeless Encampment by Walmart Police Chief Kevin Fuhr met with Washington State DOT and the General Manager of Walmart regarding the homeless camp on the West side of Highway 17 near Stratford Rd. They will start the clean up on Friday that should be complete by Monday. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS Council Member Liebrecht requested Council draft a letter to the Governor to relax the vaccine mandate so that our employees are not in danger of losing their jobs. Only three Council were in favor which lacked the necessary consensus to move forward. Council Member Riggs thanked Mr. Prickett and staff for the idea of the irrigation concepts and the greenspace idea. He also requested a citywide consumption report for the new extension on water conservation months. Council Member Myers reported that the Grant Transit Authority received a Safety Star Award for their stable safety records. The award is for $3,500 to go towards employee recognition. Document Ref: GMZSE-WN5JV-TSQFJ-ETC9N Page 3 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – September 28, 2021 pg. 4 Mayor Curnel thanked all of those involved to get the Highway 17 homeless camp removed. Several Council Members thanked Municipal Services staff and contractors for their efforts on completion Stratford/Valley Rd. project. EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Curnel called an Executive Session at 8:14 p.m. to be held for 15 minutes pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(f) to discuss a complaint of an elected official and there will be no further action to follow. ADJOURNMENT The regular meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m. ______________________________________ David Curnel, Mayor ATTEST_____________________________ Debbie Burke, City Clerk Document Ref: GMZSE-WN5JV-TSQFJ-ETC9N Page 4 of 4 Signature Certificate Document Ref.: GMZSE-WN5JV-TSQFJ-ETC9N Document signed by: Mayor David Curnel E-mail: dcurnel@cityofml.com Signed via link IP: 63.142.221.35 Date: 15 Oct 2021 00:05:19 UTC Debbie Burke Verified E-mail:dburke@cityofml.com IP: 63.135.54.162 Date: 15 Oct 2021 18:41:35 UTC Document completed by all parties on: 15 Oct 2021 18:41:35 UTC Page 1 of 1 Signed with PandaDoc.com PandaDoc is a document workflow and certified eSignature solution trusted by 25,000+ companies worldwide.