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CC Min 2022 02 22MOSES LAKE CITY COUNCIL February 22, 2022 STUDY SESSION Food Truck Plaza Design Presentation Levi Bisnett, Engineering Project Surveyor and Carrie Hoiness, Recreation Superintendent provided PowerPoint slides to illustrate the proposed Food Truck Plaza design. The anticipated opening for the Food Truck Plaza is the weekend of July 4 and plans to run in concurrent months of the Farmer’s Market, preliminarily on Tuesday and Thursday each week. CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Moses Lake City Council was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Hankins with audio remote access. Special notice for attendance and citizen comment were posted on the meeting agenda. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Hankins; Deputy Mayor Myers; Council Members Fancher, Eck, Martinez, Swartz, and Madewell. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Police Chief Fuhr led the Flag Salute. AGENDA APPROVAL Action taken: Council Member Fancher moved to approve the Agenda as presented, second by Council Member Eck. The motion carried 7 – 0. CITIZEN’S COMMUNICATION Homeless Issues (testimony received prior to Consent Agenda) Ron Strnad, 1701 E Burr Ave #15, Moses Lake, discussed his concerns with the homeless issues, suggested moving the current location, and necessity for the homeless to follow rules. SUMMARY REPORTS MAYOR’S REPORT Confirm Appointment to the Planning Commission Mayor Hankins requested confirmation with the Planning Commission’s recommendation of Susan Tao to be appointed to the Planning Commission. Action taken: Council Member Eck moved to confirm the appointment as presented, second by Council Member Swartz. The motion carried 7 – 0. Park’s Youth Day Event on April 16 Deputy Mayor Myers has volunteered to MC the Youth Day Events and Council Member Eck volunteered to be a parade judge. Document Ref: AZEXO-EZQFG-URULB-HWGGU Page 1 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – February 22, 2022 pg. 2 CITY MANAGER’S REPORT Wastewater Treatment Plant Awards from DOE Lynn Doremus with the Department of Ecology presented staff with awards for the 2017 and 2020 Dunes Wastewater Facility, 2020 Larson Wastewater Facility, and a 2008-2017 ten-year award for perfect performance at the Larson Wastewater Treatment Facility. ARPA Spending Plan Update The funding distribution approved during the 2022 budget process has been updated to include carryover of unspent ARPA funds as well as input received from the citizen survey. The 2023 updates will be presented again during the 2023 budget process. Action taken: Council Member Eck moved to approve updated spending plan as presented, second by Council Member Martinez. The motion carried 7 – 0. Police Station Options Staff requested consideration to build a new police station rather than remodel the current facility due to costs of construction comparable to useful life of each project and ease of moving one time to a new facility. Action taken: Council Member Swartz moved to authorize evaluation of a new building at a new location, second by Council Member Eck. The motion carried 7 – 0. Legislative Update City Manager Allison Williams provided information on proposed legislation that could affect local government. Police Chief Kevin Fuhr provided updates specific to law enforcement bills. CONSENT AGENDA #1 a. City Council meeting minutes dated February 8, 2022 b. Claim ACH 122-129 in the amount of $472,819.49; Checks 155134-155315 in the amount of $904,783.84, no payroll to report c. Grant County Road Maintenance ILA d. Accept Skate Park Bowl and Lighting Project e. Extend Suspension of Water Shutoff Resolution 3883 Council pulled item (e) to request information related to a software implementation issue. Staff advised that this is a topic for Executive Session at the end of tonight’s meeting. Action taken: Council Member Fancher moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented, second by Council Member Swartz. The motion carried 7 – 0. NEW BUSINESS #2 MLIRD Joint Water ILA Draft Finding an irrigation water alternative is important to the future domestic drinking water capacity. The agreement outlines the mutual support of each entity to study the statutory responsibilities and maximizing infrastructure. The timing of the study with the update of Document Ref: AZEXO-EZQFG-URULB-HWGGU Page 2 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – February 22, 2022 pg. 3 the City’s development regulations will help expedite future implementation planning. #3 Commerce Consolidated Homeless Grant ILA This will amend the prior Grant County Sub Recipient Agreement for the period of January 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023. The City will continue to subcontract with HopeSource to provide services and assistance to eligible homeless persons. The emergency services grant funding is due to end September 2022. Action taken: Council Member Martinez moved to authorize the Commerce Consolidated Homeless Grant ILA as presented, second by Deputy Mayor Myers. The motion carried 7 – 0. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS Municipal Court Services Status City staff have been working with the District Court staff for the better part of February to initiate the law library data for the Administrative Office of the Courts, as well as general processes in order to implement the new Interlocal Agreement for Municipal Court. Processing the back log of contested hearing requests should resume in March. Shoreline Master Program Open House Staff and consultants have been working with the Planning Commission to update the Shoreline Master Plan. One update will include improved options for shoreline stabilization. Department of Ecology will be present to answer questions during the Planning Commission’s Open House this Thursday at 6 p.m. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS Council Member Martinez gave accolades to citizens involved with the Moses Lake Watershed Council to keep the lake healthy for tourism. She requested a letter be sent to the Grant County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) to request the City remain as a position on the Grant County Board of Health due to potential changes from 2021 HB 1152. She also requested to have an earlier start time for all regular meetings of the Council. Action taken: Council Member Swartz moved to have staff draft a letter to BOCC, second by Deputy Mayor Myers. The motion carried 7 – 0. Action taken: Council Member Martinez moved to change the start time for regular meetings to 6:30 p.m., second by Mayor Hankins. The motion carried 7 – 0. EXECUTIVE AND CLOSED SESSIONS Mayor Hankins called an Executive Session at 8:10 p.m. pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) for Potential Litigation and Closed Session pursuant to RCW 42.30.140 (4)(c) for Labor Negotiations for 30 minutes and there will be no further business to follow. ADJOURNMENT The regular meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m. Document Ref: AZEXO-EZQFG-URULB-HWGGU Page 3 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – February 22, 2022 pg. 4 ______________________________________ Dean Hankins, Mayor ATTEST_____________________________ Debbie Burke, City Clerk Document Ref: AZEXO-EZQFG-URULB-HWGGU Page 4 of 4 Signature Certificate Reference number: AZEXO-EZQFG-URULB-HWGGU Document completed by all parties on: 10 Mar 2022 16:35:18 UTC Page 1 of 1 Signer Timestamp Signature Mayor Dean Hankins Email: dhankins@cityofml.com Shared via link Sent:09 Mar 2022 19:33:07 UTC Viewed:10 Mar 2022 02:57:56 UTC Signed:10 Mar 2022 02:58:13 UTC IP address: 136.143.151.109 Location: Moses Lake, United States Debbie Burke Email: dburke@cityofml.com Shared via link Sent:09 Mar 2022 19:33:07 UTC Viewed:10 Mar 2022 16:35:07 UTC Signed:10 Mar 2022 16:35:18 UTC IP address: 63.135.54.162 Location: Moses Lake, United States Signed with PandaDoc PandaDoc is a document workflow and certified eSignature solution trusted by 30,000+ companies worldwide.