Loading...
CC Min 2022 11 08MOSES LAKE CITY COUNCIL November 8, 2022 STUDY SESSION 2023 Budget Workshop Continued Staff went over changes made since the workshop conducted on October 22. Directors will further review needs for new staffing and where they can cut current requested expenses. Council requested staff consider an increase when projecting sales tax revenue. CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Moses Lake City Council was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Mayor Myers with audio remote access. Special notice for remote attendance and citizen comment were posted on the meeting agenda. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Myers; Deputy Mayor Martinez; Council Members Eck, Skaug, Fancher, Madewell, and Swartz. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council Member Eck led the Flag Salute. AGENDA APPROVAL Deputy Mayor Martinez added an item called “Police Station Remodel” to Old Business. Action taken: Council Member Eck moved to approve the Agenda as modified, second by Deputy Mayor Martinez. The motion carried 7 – 0. SUMMARY REPORTS MAYOR’S REPORT Council Member Skaug Committee Appointments Council Member Skaug was appointed to the Finance and Public Safety Committees. Action taken: Council Member Eck moved to confirm Council’s appointments as presented, second by Deputy Mayor Martinez. The motion carried 7 – 0. Native American Heritage Month Proclamation In accordance with RCW 28A.320.170, Mayor Myers proclaimed November 25 as Native American Heritage Day and November as Native American Heritage Month. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT Promotion and New Hires Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Stefanie Dunn was introduced as the newly appointed Office Manager. Amanda Couden was introduced as the full-time Customer Service Technician, then Beth Jarman, Geo Vela Cheyenne Scott and Jordan Fuhr were introduced as part-time Customer Service Attendants for the Larson Recreation Center. New Assistant City Manager Rich Huebner was introduced as our Assistant City Manager. Document Ref: PQ6VQ-7BBWD-K8XNP-3GWCX Page 1 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – November 8, 2022 pg. 2 Municipal Services Interim Director Extension Interim Director Kirk Holmes has agreed to stay on while staff searches for the new Municipal Services Director. Police Community Clean Up Presentation Moses Lake Police Officer Matt Harum provided a presentation to illustrate a clean-up that occurred on October 7 near Fairchild Cinemas. This was a collaborative effort of several local groups including HopeSource, Renew Behavioral Health, students from the Moses Lake Schools AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) Program, Police Department, Parks Department, and Grant County Recovery Navigator Program. Columbia Basin Development League Board Member City Manager Allison Williams has been nominated to vacancy on the Columbia Basin Development League Board. She requested Council consensus to accept the position to provide a presence from the City. Council concurred to approve acceptance of the nomination. Valley Road Project City Engineer Richard Law advised that the contractor will complete the sidewalk on Valley Road from Paxson Road to Grape Drive once approval is received from the adjacent property owner. He requested to allow an additional 15 working days to complete this portion of the project. Council concurred to approve the additional days. PUBLIC HEARINGS #1 Property Tax Levy Resolution 3920 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 utilize prior year “Banked Capacity” to fund infrastructure projects. Mayor Myers opened the hearing at 7:08 p.m. There was no public testimony and the hearing was closed. Action taken: Council Member Swartz moved to adopt Resolution 3920 as presented, second by Council Member Eck. The motion carried 7 – 0. #2 2023 Budget Ordinance – First Presentation Finance Director Madeline Prentice provided an overview of budget priorities, considerations, summary of total budget, and staff changes. Mayor Myers opened the public hearing at 7:12 p.m. There was no public testimony, and the hearing was continued to November 22, 2022. CONSENT AGENDA #3 a. City Council meeting minutes dated October 11 and October 25, 2022 b. Electronic Transfer: #187 - 188 $ 178,224.86 Checks: #158266 - 158441 $1,503,380.27 Payroll Checks: #64789-64796 $ 6,917.78 Electronic Payments: Direct Deposit October 28 $ 519,048.40 Document Ref: PQ6VQ-7BBWD-K8XNP-3GWCX Page 2 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – November 8, 2022 pg. 3 c. Karneetsa Land Ceremony Resolution 3921 d. Accept Reservoir 2 Painting Project e. Accept Aspect Consulting Change Orders 20 & 21 Action taken: Council Member Fancher moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented, second by Council Member Swartz. The motion carried 7 – 0. OLD BUSINESS ESS Police Station Remodel Deputy Mayor Martinez requested that Council make a motion to either allow staff to move forward with the new police station building or to move forward with the remodel. Action taken: Deputy Mayor Martinez moved to approve staff to move forward in the design process for a new building, second by Council Member Eck. The motion carried 5 – 2. Council Members Fancher and Swartz were opposed. NEW BUSINESS #4 LTAC Event Application Approval There is $324,800 available for grant distribution from Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) funds in 2023. Applicants presented their projects during the LTAC meeting conducted on October 17. The LTAC members met again on October 18 to make their final recommendations of 17 applications for the full amount available. Two applications were denied that did not meet the non-profit eligibility criteria. Action taken: Deputy Mayor Martinez moved to remand back to LTAC the MoraVida Event, having the committee meet in January or February to see if additional funding can be secured for that event and to approve all other applicants as presented, second by Council Member Eck. The motion carried 7 – 0. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS Larson Recreation Center Update Staff will move November 21 - 23, 2022, with November 28 beginning the public “Open House” through December 24, 2022. These dates are dependent on having a complete Certificate of Occupancy and the HVAC system completed. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTST Council Member Fancher, along with Mayor Myers and Council Member Eck, attended the Moses Lake Economic Development Coordinating Committee (MLED) meeting. A lot of good information was received and there will be work ahead in acquiring needed workforce. Next month’s topic will be a discussion on infrastructure. Deputy Mayor Martinez wanted to remind all that her position on the Grant County Health Board ends December 31, 2022. The next term will be voted on at the next Association of Grant County Cities and Towns meeting. Document Ref: PQ6VQ-7BBWD-K8XNP-3GWCX Page 3 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – November 8, 2022 pg. 4 Mayor Myers added that at the MLED meetings there is a broad spectrum in attendance and that they are going to try and tackle some of the work force issues. ADJOURNMENT The regular meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m. ______________________________________ Don Myers, Mayor ATTEST____________________________________ Debbie Burke, City Clerk Document Ref: PQ6VQ-7BBWD-K8XNP-3GWCX Page 4 of 4 Signature Certificate Reference number: PQ6VQ-7BBWD-K8XNP-3GWCX Document completed by all parties on: 15 Dec 2022 17:44:50 UTC Page 1 of 1 Signer Timestamp Signature Mayor Don Myers Email: dmyers@cityofml.com Recipient Verification: Sent:14 Dec 2022 20:32:35 UTC Viewed:15 Dec 2022 14:01:07 UTC Signed:15 Dec 2022 14:01:49 UTC ✔Email verified 15 Dec 2022 14:01:07 UTC IP address: 67.21.180.133 Location: Moses Lake, United States Debbie Burke Email: dburke@cityofml.com Recipient Verification: Sent:14 Dec 2022 20:32:35 UTC Viewed:15 Dec 2022 00:43:56 UTC Signed:15 Dec 2022 17:44:50 UTC ✔Email verified 15 Dec 2022 00:43:56 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.