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CC Min 2023 11 14 MOSES LAKE CITY COUNCIL November 14, 2023 EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Myers called an Executive Session from 6:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. to consider the price at which real estate will be offered for sale, pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1) subsection (c). 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 Mayor Myers led the Flag Salute. AGENDA APPROVAL Council Member Madewell requested Consent Item (i) be moved to New Business. Action taken: Council Member Eck moved to approve the Agenda as amended, second by Council Member Swartz. The motion carried 7 – 0. CITIZEN’S COMMUNICATION Vacant Lots Andrew Koeppen, Moses Lake, expressed his concern of campaign signs being posted in vacant lots around the City. Drugs and Gun Violence Jason Burnham, Moses Lake, talked about the increase in drug use, homelessness, and shootings and how it has affected his work in the Emergency Room. Crime Rod Richeson, Moses Lake, suggested that the Montlake boat launch be closed during the winter due to the uptick in crimes, such as shootings, drug use and prostitution at the park. SUMMARY REPORTS MAYOR’S REPORT Veteran’s Day Proclamation Deputy Mayor Martinez read a proclamation to declare and honor Veteran’s Day on November 11, 2023. Mayor Myers acknowledged and thanked those Veterans that were in attendance. Document Ref: NVTVX-8XEUS-ACEZI-JKE3D Page 1 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – November 14, 2023 pg. 2 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Technology Day Proclamation Deputy Mayor Martinez read a proclamation declaring November 15, 2023, as GIS Day and acknowledged City staff for their work. Small Business Saturday Proclamation Mayor Myers read a proclamation declaring November 25, 2023, as “Small Business Saturday,” and encouraged everyone to shop locally. City Manager Oath of Office Mayor Myers administered the Oath of Office to City Manager Kevin Fuhr. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS Council Member Fancher requested that staff bring forward a Study Session to discuss how we can better protect our community against homelessness and crime. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT New Employee New Fire Administrative Assistant Heather Van Paepeghem was given a brief introduction. Employee Promotions City Manager Kevin Fuhr administered the Oath of Office to Police Chief Dave Sands and his wife pinned his new badge. City 2024 Legislative Agenda City Manager Kevin Fuhr first provided Council with the AWC Agenda on October 10. The draft of the City’s Agenda included water acquisition and infrastructure, police recruitment and retention, and general infrastructure for residential and industrial growth. He requested Council submit modifications to be presented for adoption at the next meeting. 3rd Quarter Financial Report Finance Director Madeline Prentice provided an analysis of revenues and expenditures from 2019 to 2023 year to date through September in the packet. Overall, the City is performing on budget in revenues while coming in under budget in expenses through the first three quarters of 2023. Variances are largely due to the timing of expenses, particularly capital expenditures, which generally catch up by year-end. PUBLIC HEARING #1 2024 Budget Ordinance 3038 Council conducted two budget workshops prior to the first public hearing of the draft 2024 Budget on October 24. Finance Director Madeline Prentice provided a presentation summarizing revenues, expenses, and reserves. Mayor Myers continued the Public Hearing at 7:14 p.m. There were no comments from the public and the hearing was closed. Action taken: Council Member Eck moved to adopt Ordinance 3038 as presented, second by Deputy Mayor Martinez. The motion carried 7 – 0. Document Ref: NVTVX-8XEUS-ACEZI-JKE3D Page 2 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – November 14, 2023 pg. 3 CONSENT AGENDA #2 a. City Council meeting minutes dated October 10, 17, and 24, 2023 b. Electronic Transfer: #282 - 312 - $5,234,793.58 Checks: 162766 - 163047 - $1,393,180.90 Payroll Checks: 10-27-2023 PR, #65941 - 65953 - $7,786.92 Electronic Payments: 10-27-2023 Direct Deposit: - $587,608.28 c. Fire Impact Fee Appeal Update Ordinance 3039 d. Municipal Airport Surplus Property Resolution 3968 e. Maple Dr NE Water Main Emergency Resolution 3965 f. Grant County Health District 2024 Interlocal Agreement g. Moses Lake School District Fire Science Equipment Interlocal Agreement h. Accept Mini-Storage Water Extension Improvements Resolution 3967 i. moved to New Business j. Safe Routes to Schools Nelson Road Grant k. Municipal Airport Operations Building Use Fees l. SR-17 and Yonezawa Round-a-bout Design Consultant Action taken: Council Member Eck moved to approve the Consent Agenda as amended, second by Council Member Swartz. The motion carried 7 – 0. NEW BUSINESS #3 SR-17 and Stratford Rd Pedestrian Safety Grant City Engineer Richard Law explained that the State encouraged staff to apply for this grant to fund the design only phase of a traffic improvement for pedestrian access north of Walmart. Once the design is completed and approved, staff can apply for further grant funding for project construction. Action taken: Deputy Mayor Martinez moved to approve the Pedestrian Safety Grant as presented, second by Mayor Myers. The motion carried 7 – 0. #4 2024 Fee Schedule Resolution 3966 The marked up 2023 schedule was provided in the meeting packet which identified all updates discussed during the budget workshops, including the new references to the City’s municipal code and Washington state statutes. Action taken: Council Member Swartz moved to adopt Resolution 3966, to include fees from Consent Agenda item (k), second by Deputy Mayor Martinez. The motion carried 7 – 0. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS Artist Exhibition and Maintenance Grant Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services (PRCS) Director Doug Coutts invited all to attend the 3rd Annual Artists Exhibition to be held in the museum on Friday, November 17, 2023. He also announced that we have received a $100,000 maintenance grant for projects at the Surf ‘n Slide Water Park. Document Ref: NVTVX-8XEUS-ACEZI-JKE3D Page 3 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – November 14, 2023 pg. 4 COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS Council Member Skaug attended the Budget Committee Meeting. He stated that there were still some hard decisions to make and some big expenditures coming forward. Deputy Mayor Martinez attended the Public Safety meeting. She shared where the Grant County Health Department spends the City’s $3 per capita. She thanked Moses Lake Fire and Police Departments’ for attending the MoraVida Festival. Finally, she expressed her thanks for the pancake breakfast that was put on by the Fire Science students from Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center (CB Tech). Mayor Myers thanked City Manager Kevin Fuhr and Police Chief Dave Sands for stepping up into their new roles. Council Member Swartz wanted to reiterate the desire to see what the City can do to reduce crimes and gang violence. ADJOURNMENT The regular meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m. ______________________________________ Don Myers, Mayor ATTEST____________________________ Debbie Burke, City Clerk Document Ref: NVTVX-8XEUS-ACEZI-JKE3D Page 4 of 4 Signature Certificate Reference number: NVTVX-8XEUS-ACEZI-JKE3D Document completed by all parties on: 27 Dec 2023 22:38:31 UTC Page 1 of 1 Signer Timestamp Signature Mayor Don Myers Email: dmyers@cityofml.com Shared via link Recipient Verification: Sent:30 Nov 2023 16:52:09 UTC Viewed:30 Nov 2023 16:53:49 UTC Signed:08 Dec 2023 21:50:49 UTC ✔Email verified 30 Nov 2023 16:53:49 UTC IP address: 38.123.230.42 Location: Phoenix, United States Debbie Burke Email: dburke@cityofml.com Recipient Verification: Sent:30 Nov 2023 16:52:09 UTC Viewed:30 Nov 2023 16:52:17 UTC Signed:27 Dec 2023 22:38:31 UTC ✔Email verified 08 Dec 2023 20:44:46 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 50,000+ companies worldwide.