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CC Min 2022 11 22MOSES LAKE CITY COUNCIL November 22, 2022 STUDY SESSION Interim Municipal Services Director Kirk Holmes provided a PowerPoint presentation on the Water System Plan update and the top four priorities to address the projected aquifer depletion. He provided examples of other states that have faced this issue and outlined the immediate, secondary, and long-term priority actions to be incorporated in the updated Water System Plan. 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, Fancher, Swartz, and Skaug. Council Member Madewell attended the meeting remotely. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Myers led the Flag Salute. AGENDA APPROVAL Council Member Skaug requested Consent Agenda items (d), (e), and (f) be moved to New Business for discussion and individual vote. Action taken: Council Member Eck moved to approve the Agenda as amended, second by Council Member Swartz. The motion carried 7 – 0. SUMMARY REPORTS CITY MANAGER’S REPORT Building Official Introduction Community Development Director Kirsten Sacket provided a brief bio on Deputy Building Official Robert Doobovsky who began working at the City in July. Firefighter Badging Fire Chief Brett Bastian provided a brief history on Dustin Boyd and administered the Oath of Office for his position as a Moses Lake Firefighter. Fire Safety Recognition Administrative Coordinator Heidi Merritt presented honorary membership of the Home Safety Patrol to Joshua and Olive Hardy. They reported smoke coming from a neighbor’s garage to their parents on November 2, a few weeks after getting lessons about Fire Safety Month from the Fire Department at Sage Elementary. Airport Commission Quarterly Report Commission Chair Finley Grant provided updates on the work being done on the Airport Commission Policy, 2023 Budget, tenant lease update, fuel storage status, maintenance projects, and Short Take Off and Landing (STOL) events during Cinco de Mayo. Document Ref: PQ6VQ-7BBWD-K8XNP-3GWCX Page 1 of 5 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – November 22, 2022 pg. 2 Opioid Abatement Council City Manager Allison Williams received notice that Council needs to identify a designated agency to administer funds from the recent Opioid class action settlement. The City is either required to create a committee or designate an appropriate entity to serve as the opioid abatement council in order to administer our distribution of the opioid settlement. Given the timeline, the City Manager is asking for delegated authority to make the decision and she will report back the results. Action taken: Deputy Mayor Martinez moved to designate the authority of the decision to City Manager Williams, second by Council Member Fancher. The motion carried 7 – 0. PUBLIC HEARING #1 2023 Budget Ordinance 3015 Council conducted two budget workshops prior to the first public hearing of the draft 2023 Budget on November 8. Expenditure reductions of 5% and Council recommendations were incorporated to the current draft. Finance Director Madeline Prentice provided a presentation summarizing revenues, expenses, and reserves. Mayor Myers continued the Public Hearing at 7:18 p.m. There were no comments from the public and the hearing was closed. Council and staff discussed priorities, public survey, enterprise and proprietary funds, as well as revisiting water rates next year. Action taken: Council Member Eck moved to adopt Ordinance 3015 as presented, second by Council Member Fancher. The motion carried 7 – 0 CONSENT AGENDA #2 a. Electronic Transfer: #189 - 202 $2,507,194.75 Checks: #158442 - 158639 $1,476,797.93 Payroll Checks: #64843 - 64865 $ 9,386.27 Electronic Payments: Direct Deposit on October 11 $ 528,726.33 b. 2023 Snow Plowing Contract Award c. Water Rights in Lieu of Fee Resolution 3922 g. Petty Cash for Skate Rink Resolution 3924 Action taken: Deputy Mayor Martinez moved to approve the Consent Agenda items (a), (b), (c), and (g), second by Council Member Eck. The motion carried 7 – 0. NEW BUSINESS #3 Cascade Valley Water and Wastewater Extension Study Five engineering firms responded to the Request for Qualifications to design an extension of utility services based on anticipated growth. Staff recommends approval of a contract with Keller and Associates. Part of Cascade Valley was annexed and priority is to get services to that area. Action taken: Council Member Eck moved to authorize execution of the consultant agreement as presented, second by Deputy Mayor Martinez. The motion carried 7 – 0. Document Ref: PQ6VQ-7BBWD-K8XNP-3GWCX Page 2 of 5 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – November 22, 2022 pg. 3 #4 2023 Fee Schedule Resolution 3923 Many fees were increased by a 5% CPI, the Ambulance Utility increased 7.9% in accordance with the municipal code, several Park fees were increased to align with the new minimum wage. Utility Billing and Community Development staff recommended several updates to their fees. Action taken: Council Member Swartz moved to authorize adoption of Resolution 3923 as presented, second by Deputy Mayor Martinez. The motion carried 7 – 0. #5 Central Drive No Parking Ordinance 3016 Existing parking restrictions on Central Drive only include the first 80 feet from Grape Drive. The extension will eliminate the area where there has been RV parking. Council requested to have the address blocks be added to the street description. Action taken: Council Member Swartz moved to adopt Ordinance 3016 as amended, second by Council Member Madewell. The motion carried 7 – 0. #6 AWC Grant for Alternative Response Program The Community Assistance Referrals and Education Services (CARES) Grant will cover implementation and partial wages to incorporate risk reduction activities, case management services and liaison services between the fire department staff and medical community. Having the program in place will also increase eligible reimbursements from the Ground Emergency Medical Transport (GEMT) System. Action taken: Deputy Mayor Martinez moved to authorize acceptance of the grant award, second by Council Member Fancher. The motion carried 5 – 2, Council Members Skaug and Eck were opposed. #7 Flock Safety License Agreement A license agreement is required to allow installation of Automatic License Plate Reader technology on city property. Staff advised that businesses are also leasing equipment and sharing data with regional central Washington law enforcement agencies. Action taken: Council Member Eck moved to authorize the license agreement as presented, second by Council Member Swartz. The motion carried 7 – 0. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS Board of County Commissioners City Manager Allison Williams along with Assistant City Manager Rich Huebner and Interim Municipal Services Director Kirk Holmes met with the Board of County Commissioners. They discussed the water and homeless issues. Updates for Next Week There is a meeting with the representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) next week regarding the superfund site and staff is going to ask to go through the process to gain access to Well 20. Document Ref: PQ6VQ-7BBWD-K8XNP-3GWCX Page 3 of 5 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – November 22, 2022 pg. 4 Ice Rink Update Attendance has been strong at the ice rink and so far they have sold 86 season passes, which is up from the 64 sold last year. There is also record registration for youth hockey and skating lessons. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS Council Member Swartz attended the Community Development, Municipal Services and Parks meeting, but the bulk of what was discussed was presented during the Study Session. Council Member Fancher attended the Economic Development Committee meeting. There was a list of projects that they are working on that was presented to the Committee. Council Member Eck shared that he has a potential new idea for the sleep center from a developer that he will bring forward later. Council Member Skaug confirmed that the Public Safety Meeting would be canceled. He also wanted to share kudos from the Community regarding City Staff, specifically Richard Law. Deputy Mayor Martinez reminded Council that her seat on the Grant County Board of Health is up December 31. She mentioned that some of the City’s that did not get chosen to be on the board stopped providing funding to the Health Department. Through AGCCT, she would like to remind other City’s the importance of the Grant County Health Department and that the funding shouldn’t stop. She also attended the Moses Lake Watershed Council meeting and she was impressed by all parties involved. At the last meeting they were discussing formalization of communications and expectations of who are members and who are partners, and moving to a less green space and more xeriscape for Moses Lake. Mayor Myers attended the Land Acknowledgement Ceremony. It was well attended and there was a great presentation about the history of the tribe. The members of the Colville tribe brought huckleberry pie to share with all. There was also the presentation of a driftwood crane that is on display upstairs in the Civic Center. He also attended the Grant Transit Authority (GTA) meeting. They passed their budget and discussed how far the GTA has come since 2019. EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Myers called an Executive Session at 8:25 p.m. for 40 minutes to discuss Property Lease, Review Performance of a Public Employee, and Potential Litigation pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1) subsections (b), (g), and (i). No business followed. ADJOURNMENT The regular meeting was adjourned at 9:05 p.m. ______________________________________ Don Myers, Mayor Document Ref: PQ6VQ-7BBWD-K8XNP-3GWCX Page 4 of 5 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – November 22, 2022 pg. 5 ATTEST____________________________________ Debbie Burke, City Clerk Document Ref: PQ6VQ-7BBWD-K8XNP-3GWCX Page 5 of 5 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.