CC Min 2023 12 07MOSES LAKE CITY COUNCIL – SPECIAL MEETING
December 7, 2023
CALL TO ORDER
The special meeting of the Moses Lake City Council was called to order at 11:30 a.m. by Mayor Myers at the
Larson Recreation Building Sage Room at 610 Yakima Ave, Moses Lake.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Myers; Deputy Mayor Martinez; Council Members Skaug, Swartz and Madewell. Council
Members Eck and Fancher were absent.
WATER STUDY SESSION
City Engineer Richard Law presented information on the City’s duty to serve water inside and outside City
limits, current lots available for housing inside City limits, current water rates, and landscape standards/codes
for new and existing developments.
Most of the Urban Growth Area (UGA) is not close enough to service without significant infrastructure, and it
is important that the City maintain a robust system to serve those inside City limits and be able to maintain
Public Safety needs.
Currently, the Larson Area is only paying an 8% surcharge, while others in the UGA are paying 25%. One of
the decisions that Council will need to make at the next meeting is whether to increase the Larson Area
surcharge to match the rest of the UGA.
Council discussed the following priorities on policies:
1. Vested Lots
2. Future Growth
3. Annexed Property
4. In UGA with existing water and sewer
Council would also like to have staff bring forward what an additional rate tier would look like, for a total of
four rate tiers. As an alternative, there could be an excess water fee. Both of those options would encourage a
more reachable conservation. Additionally, they would like to continue the educational approach with
customers and the use of smart meters.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 1:30 p.m.
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Dustin Swartz, Mayor
ATTEST____________________________
Debbie Burke, City Clerk
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