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CC Min 2023 04 25MOSES LAKE CITY COUNCIL April 25, 2023 PRESENTATION Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Construction Update WSDOT Project Engineer Madison Scully gave an overview of the construction that will be taking place from Spring/Summer of 2023 through 2027 on the Interstate 90 corridor from Vantage to North Bend. CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Moses Lake City Council was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Mayor Myers in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center 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, Madewell, Swartz, and Skaug. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council Member Fancher led the Flag Salute. AGENDA APPROVAL Council Member Skaug requested Consent Item (d) Umpqua Banking Services be moved to New Business. Action taken: Council Member Eck moved to approve the Agenda as modified, second by Deputy Mayor Martinez. The motion carried 7 – 0. CITIZEN’S COMMUNICATION Homelessness Thirteen citizens provided comments to Council on the proposed location for indigent resident RV parking and other issues from homelessness all around the City. SUMMARY REPORTS MAYOR’S REPORT Professional Municipal Clerk’s Week Proclamation April 30 to May 6 is IIMC’s Professional Municipal Clerk’s Week. City Clerk Debbie Burke and Deputy Clerk Jen Schober were recognized for their efforts in providing professional services to the City. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS Blake Decision Deputy Mayor Martinez requested staff draft an Ordinance to enforce the drug laws that are set to expire July 1. Police Chief Kevin Fuhr advised that he is working with staff at the County to make drug possession a gross misdemeanor. City Attorney Katherine Kenison advised that the City does not enforce criminal citations and so the County is drafting the Ordinance and the City will have an interlocal agreement to enforce. Document Ref: HOPXV-NTXRD-YIRKA-FWZZS Page 1 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – April 25, 2023 pg. 2 CITY MANAGER’S REPORT RV Parking Update City Manager Allison Williams presented a Safe Parking Property Analysis which provided Council with a temporary location option for the homeless RV Parking. Action taken: Deputy Mayor Martinez moved to bring sites forward at the May 9 meeting after having a public meeting with the Ad Hoc Homeless Committee, second by Council Member Eck. The motion carried 7 – 0. Communications Plan Assistant City Manager Rich Huebner shared that a press release on the results from the PFOS and PFOAs testing is ready to be disseminated. Council requested to review the report and other documents prior to publication. Technology Services Director Announcement James Richmond was announced as the new Technology Services Director. His start date is May 8. CONSENT AGENDA #2 a. City Council meeting minutes dated March 28, April 11, and April 18, 2023 b. Electronic Transfer: 224 - 237 - $1,310,838.29 Checks: 160310 - 160500 - $2,373,164.00 Payroll Checks: #65037 - 65070 - $152,184.89 (Fire/EMT retro pay) Payroll Checks: #65071 - 65084 - $7,172.03 Electronic Payments: Direct Deposit - $570,792.47 c. NCW Opioid Abatement Council Interlocal Agreement d. moved to New Business Action taken: Council Member Eck moved to approve the Consent Agenda as amended, second by Deputy Mayor Martinez. The motion carried 7 – 0. OLD BUSINESS #3 Stormwater Code Update Ordinance 3023 Stormwater Manager Brad Mitchell presented several updates for Moses Lake Municipal Code Chapter 13 that are required by the City’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Phase II Eastern Washington Permit. Harold Crose with the Columbia Basin Conservation District spoke in favor of these updates. Action taken: Council Member Swartz moved to adopt Ordinance 3023 as presented, second by Council Member Fancher. The motion carried 7 – 0. NEW BUSINESS #4 Umpqua Banking Services Extension Umpqua bank is the City’s current financial institution with a contract that expires May 8, 2023. Staff is proposing a two-year contract extension, with no additional fees. A Document Ref: HOPXV-NTXRD-YIRKA-FWZZS Page 2 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – April 25, 2023 pg. 3 Request for Proposals for banking services will be solicited before this extension expires. Action taken: Council Member Skaug moved to approve the banking services extension as presented, second by Council Member Eck. The motion carried 7 – 0. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS Memorial Day Weekend Events Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Director Doug Coutts provided information on several events around town during the Memorial Day weekend. A few mentioned were Spring Fest, a fun run, Farmer’s Market, a car show, 3 on 3 basketball tournament, a parade and a BMX event. Council Workshop Date There will be a Council workshop on May 18, 2023, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Work Plan Update City Manager Allison Williams will have her work plan to Council by the end of the week. Presentation and Outreach Update City Manager Allison Williams shared that water conservation outreach is continuing with several staff. They have presented at the Kiwanis Club meeting, Coffee and Conversations held by the Downtown Moses Lake Association, and are scheduled to present at the Rotary Club on May 16. Transportation Commission Letter A letter was sent to Council thanking City Manager Allison Williams for her presentation to the Washington State Transportation Commission. Development Updates Community Development Director Kirsten Sackett gave an overview of the following project updates: Sand Hill Place Preliminary Major Subdivision, Twelve Aviation Fuel CUP, CAD Homes Knolls Vista Final Major Subdivision, Connell Oil SEPA Review, and the Refuge at Mae Valley First Addition Final Major Subdivision. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS Council Member Swartz went to the Community Development, Municipal Services and Parks Committee meeting where they talked about water and potential treatment measures. Council Member Eck attended the Port of Moses Lake’s meeting. The Port still has 155 Boeing 737 maxes being stored there and Boeing is employing about 850 people. The air show is expected to be sold out this year. They will also host guests from Japan from April 30 through May 2. Deputy Mayor Martinez shared that the Health District is looking for volunteers to take water samples from the lake. Stormwater Manager Brad Mitchell also sits on the Watershed Council Document Ref: HOPXV-NTXRD-YIRKA-FWZZS Page 3 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – April 25, 2023 pg. 4 and she was impressed with his knowledge and his help ensuring that we have a healthy lake. She encouraged people to attend the Desert Lawns and Landscapes presentation that will be held on May 6 at the Larson Recreation Center. ADJOURNMENT The regular meeting was adjourned at 9:08 p.m. ______________________________________ Don Myers, Mayor ATTEST____________________________ Debbie Burke, City Clerk Document Ref: HOPXV-NTXRD-YIRKA-FWZZS Page 4 of 4 Signature Certificate Reference number: HOPXV-NTXRD-YIRKA-FWZZS Document completed by all parties on: 25 May 2023 20:50:04 UTC Page 1 of 1 Signer Timestamp Signature Mayor Don Myers Email: dmyers@cityofml.com Recipient Verification: Sent:24 May 2023 20:24:42 UTC Viewed:25 May 2023 01:27:27 UTC Signed:25 May 2023 01:28:54 UTC ✔Email verified 25 May 2023 01:27:27 UTC IP address: 166.198.252.9 Location: Seattle, United States Debbie Burke Email: dburke@cityofml.com Recipient Verification: Sent:24 May 2023 20:24:42 UTC Viewed:25 May 2023 20:49:11 UTC Signed:25 May 2023 20:50:04 UTC ✔Email verified 25 May 2023 20:49:11 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 40,000+ companies worldwide.