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CC Min 2021 11 09MOSES LAKE CITY COUNCIL November 9, 2021 EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Curnel called an Executive Session at 5:30 p.m. to be held for 15 minutes pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) to discuss potential litigation. STUDY SESSION 2022 Draft Budget Council held a workshop to review proposals from staff on Saturday, October 23. An updated document was posted and distributed on Tuesday, November 2. Accounting Consultant MariaLuisa Gonzales provided a summary of changes. City Manager Allison Williams noted that the current draft has a 17% reserve balance for the General Fund and that some of the unbudgeted items are in the proposed spending plan for ARPA funds. Council discussed the proposed funding for budgeted and unbudgeted staff positions. CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Moses Lake City Council was called to order at 7 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, Liebrecht, and Hankins. Council Member Myers attended remotely, Council Member Riggs was absent, and Council Member Eck left the meeting around 8:15 p.m. Action taken: Council Member Eck moved to excuse Council Member Riggs, second by Council Member Liebrecht. The motion carried 6 – 0. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Curnel acknowledged Veteran’s Day being the prior Thursday and asked his fellow Marine, Fire Chief Brett Bastian, to lead the Flag Salute. AGENDA APPROVAL Action taken: Council Member Eck moved to approve the Agenda as presented, second by Council Member Hankins. The motion carried 6 – 0. SUMMARY REPORTS MAYOR’S REPORT Native American Heritage Month In accordance with RCW 28A.320.170, Mayor Curnel proclaimed November 26 as Native American Heritage Day and November as Native American Heritage Month. Mayor and Deputy Mayor Election Process In transition of the former Rules of Governance to codification of updated rules earlier Document Ref: 7QJ8T-X7JCX-5ED5A-NGASD Page 1 of 5 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – November 9, 2021 pg. 2 this year, the prerequisite for a minimum of two-years of service on the Council to become the elected Mayor and Deputy Mayor was missed in being carried forward. Action taken: Council Member Liebrecht moved to reinstate the rule adopted by Resolutions 3588 and 3597 in 2016, second by Deputy Mayor Jackson. The motion carried 6 – 0. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT Police Records Promotion and New Hires Police Chief Kevin Fuhr announced Erika Ribble’s promotion to Police Records Supervisor and new employees: Police Records Technicians Kimberly Blasdel and Cristina Valdez. ATV Signage Grant Award Municipal Services Director David Bren shared that two of his staff, Scott Allsbrook and Brian Baltzell, were successful in obtaining a grant for $5,808 from WSDOT for signage along routes allowing ATV’s per Council Ordinance 2857 adopted in 2017. PUBLIC HEARING #1 Comprehensive Plan Ordinance 2992 – Continued Public Hearing Kevin Gifford from Berk Consulting provided a PowerPoint presentation to recap the process and illustrate the two potential UGA Boundary changes as recommended by the Planning Commission and City staff. Mayor Curnel continued the hearing at 7:19 p.m. Comments received as follows: 1. Louise Peeples, 1018 Lakeland Dr, Moses Lake, spoke against zoning that replaces single-family homes with apartments. 2. Robert Schiffner, Attorney at Law, Moses Lake, discussed his property as a location for another lake crossing to reduce heavy traffic on Valley and Stratford Roads. 3. Kevin Richards, 1328 E Hunter Pl, Moses Lake, requested Council to postpone adoption of the proposed Comp Plan in consideration of a new 60-acre addition to the UGA along Wheeler Rd. for a proposed commercial development to bring 1,500 jobs. 4. Jim Warjone, ASPI Marketing Consultant, requested pause to revisit DOT Level of Service for transportation concurrency related to the I-90 impact and his suggestion to eliminate the impact with an addition of the Hiawatha interchange. He submitted additional comments via email the following morning logged as exhibit 25. 5. Kim Foster, Legal Counsel to ASPI Group, Renton, WA, distributed printed copies of hearing exhibit 21 dated November 3 which was included in the meeting packet in addition to another page logged as hearing exhibit 26. He requested Council postpone a vote for the update and alleged lack of legal notice and due process by the City to remove the ASPI property from the UGA. Council Member Hankins asked, and he answered that they have owned the property for thirty years. 6. Bob Fancher, 13184 Wheeler Rd, Moses Lake, advised that there are new projects being developed in the Hiawatha area. Three emails received late in the day were shared electronically with Council, read into the record, and logged as hearing exhibits 22 – 24 from Allison Palumbo, Gilbert Alvarado, and WSDOT Manager George Mazur. Document Ref: 7QJ8T-X7JCX-5ED5A-NGASD Page 2 of 5 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – November 9, 2021 pg. 3 There being no further comment, Mayor Curnel closed the hearing at 7:50 p.m. Council Member Liebrecht expressed concern of the ability to cover the infrastructure needs for City services for the existing UGA boundaries. City Manager Allison Williams will be working with the Department of Commerce to address the ability to site the business opportunity brought forward at the last minute. City Attorney Katherine Kenison read the RCW regarding the Comprehensive Planning process and associated requirements. Council Member Myers and Deputy Mayor Jackson were concerned on making a difficult decision without more data on available infrastructure. Action taken: Council Member Eck moved to adopt Ordinance 2992 as presented, second by Council Member Hankins. The motion carried 4 – 2, Deputy Mayor Jackson and Council Member Myers were opposed. #2 Knolls Vista Lift Station Abandon Easement Resolution 3864 Council received a utility easement in 1968 from the Moses Lake School District. Staff has determined that the easement is no longer needed. Mayor Curnel opened the hearing at 8:20 p.m. There was no public testimony and the hearing was closed. Action taken: Deputy Mayor Jackson moved to adopt Resolution 3864 as presented, second by Council Member Hankins. The motion carried 5 – 0. #3 Property Tax Levy Resolution 3865 RCW 35A.33.135 requires Council to annually adopt a resolution establishing the amount to be raised by property tax revenue for the ensuing fiscal year to support General Fund operations. Staff is requesting Council consider the maximum 1% increase in the levy plus increases for annexations, new construction, estimated refund levy, and state- assessed property values. Mayor Curnel opened the hearing at 8:22 p.m. There was no public testimony and the hearing was closed. Action taken: Council Member Hankins moved to adopt Resolution 3865 as presented, second by Council Member Liebrecht. The motion carried 5 – 0. #4 2022 Budget Ordinance 2993 – First Presentation City Manager Allison Williams provided a PowerPoint presentation to highlight key dates in the process, budget priorities, considerations, summary of total budget, and staff changes. Mayor Curnel opened the public hearing at 8:29 p.m. There was no public testimony, and the hearing was continued to November 23. CITIZEN’S COMMUNICATION Public Development Authority Municipal Airport Board Member Darrin Jackson requested Council establish the Airport Board as a Public Development Authority (PDA). A link to a four-page article from Municipal Research and Services Center was shared with the Council earlier today. Consensus of Council is to move forward on researching the costs and processes to establish the requested PDA. Document Ref: 7QJ8T-X7JCX-5ED5A-NGASD Page 3 of 5 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – November 9, 2021 pg. 4 CONSENT AGENDA #5 a. City Council meeting minutes dated October 23 and 26, 2021 b. Claim Checks 153875 – 153993 in the amount of $646,543.18; Payroll Checks 64119 through 64127 in the amount of $3,718.41; and Electronic Payments dated October 29, in the amount of $506,032.78 and Accounts Payable #67-74 in the amount of $668,524.97 c. Accept Water System Telemetry Project d. Accept Pioneer Sidewalk re-bid e. Authorize Telemetry Electrical Engineering Services f. Authorize Cell Phone Forensic Equipment and Software Action taken: Deputy Mayor Jackson moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented, second by Council Member Liebrecht. The motion carried 5 – 0. NEW BUSINESS #6 Annual Review and Approval of LTAC Recommendations There is $309,900 available for grant distribution from Lodging Tax Advisory Committee funds in 2022. Returning applicants presented their projects from 2021 during the LTAC meeting conducted on October 5. The LTAC members met again on October 6 to make their final recommendations of 13 applications for the full amount available. Council requested reports from applicants of how funding was spent to be presented at a Council Meeting next year. Action taken: Deputy Mayor Jackson moved to remand LTAC recommendation for $5k to be reallocated from Sand Scorpion application to the Columbia Basin Allied Arts application, second by Council Member Hankins. The motion carried 5 – 0. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS Holiday Lighting The Downtown Moses Lake Association’s annual Light Up Moses Lake event will take place on Saturday, December 4 at 5 p.m. City Parks, Public Works, Police, and Fire staff have coordinated efforts to hang lights on the trees across the Stratford Rd fill prior to the Thanksgiving Holiday. The City of Moses Lake stood and decorated the tree, prepping it for the DMLA’s Tree Lighting event Friday, November 12. Utility Billing Account Update City Manager Allison Williams also recognized Utility Billing staff for completing Phase 1, the diligent work being done on Phase 2, and will report back at end of Phase 3 of the delinquent account shut offs. Water and Sewer Systems Plan Updates Development requests for water capacity and fire flows have shown that the current 2015 Water and Sewer System Plans need to be updated in order to respond to those queries. A Request for Engineering Qualifications to conduct updates was posted on November 2. Document Ref: 7QJ8T-X7JCX-5ED5A-NGASD Page 4 of 5 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – November 9, 2021 pg. 5 Municipal Services Director Dave Bren will be working on moving away from irrigating with drinking water resources that will likely take several decades to get in place. Housing Action Plan Grant Community Development Director Melissa Bethel shared that the City has been awarded $100k to implement the Housing Action Plan. Creative District Approval Staff received an email today from ArtsWA Community Development Manager Annette Roth stating their support for the City to apply to the WA State Arts Commission’s Certified Creative Districts Program. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS Council Member Myers requested a report of building projects and development permits be posted in the Bi-Weekly Newsletter and online. Staff noted that a summary is listed in the newsletter and will forward a link to the online projects page. Council Member Liebrecht asked and staff answered that the backfill for LTAC application for Freedom Fest will be allocated from the ARPA funding in 2023. Mayor Curnel asked and received status of Code Update that SCJ Alliance will be working on for adoption in 2023. ADJOURNMENT The regular meeting was adjourned at 9:07 p.m. ______________________________________ David Curnel, Mayor ATTEST____________________________ Debbie Burke, City Clerk Document Ref: 7QJ8T-X7JCX-5ED5A-NGASD Page 5 of 5 Signature Certificate Document Ref.: 7QJ8T-X7JCX-5ED5A-NGASD Document signed by: Mayor David Curnel E-mail: dcurnel@cityofml.com Signed via link IP: 63.142.221.35 Date: 24 Nov 2021 22:09:39 UTC Debbie Burke E-mail: dburke@cityofml.com Signed via link IP: 107.77.229.213 Date: 28 Nov 2021 23:54:20 UTC Document completed by all parties on: 28 Nov 2021 23:54:20 UTC Page 1 of 1 Signed with PandaDoc.com PandaDoc is a document workflow and certified eSignature solution trusted by 25,000+ companies worldwide.