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CC Min 2024 02 13MOSES LAKE CITY COUNCIL February 13, 2024 STUDY SESSION Grant County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Kyle Foreman and Mariah Garcia, from Grant County’s Emergency Management Team, summarized the purpose and required content of planning under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Agencies partnering in the program are eligible for disaster funding. A resolution for Council is slated for adoption during the regular meeting. The County will also complete an update to their Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan this year. CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Moses Lake City Council was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Mayor Swartz 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 Swartz; Deputy Mayor Madewell; Council Members Lombardi, Martinez, Myers, and Skaug. Absent: Council Member Fancher. Action taken: Council Member Martinez moved to excuse Council Member Fancher, second by Deputy Mayor Madewell. The motion carried 6 – 0. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Cedric Eklund led the Flag Salute. AGENDA APPROVAL Action taken: Council Member Martinez moved to approve the Agenda as presented, second by Council Member Myers. The motion carried 6 – 0. CITIZEN’S COMMUNICATION Food Truck Regulations – Amy Dalluge and Cedric Eklund, Moses Lake, requested Council expedite adoption of revised rules modeled from other cities. Council invited them back to the February 27 Workshop to hear discussion with staff for new regulation options. Pizza Donations to HopeSource – Elisia Dalluge, Moses Lake, has been delivering pizza to the homeless shelter and needs to get receipts for this sponsor. City Manager Kevin Fuhr asked her to email him the information and he would follow up on the donation process with HopeSource. Signs Permitted in the Right of Way – Linda Curran, Moses Lake, advised that there are signs obstructing the line of sight for traffic at Broadway intersection near Michaels on the Lake. Staff are working on amendments to regulations and will have Code Enforcement address the current obstruction. SUMMARY REPORTS CITY MANAGER’S REPORT Document Ref: RAA7U-PKK2E-4CPP8-9VXFR Page 1 of 3 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – February 13, 2024 pg. 2 Prior Year 4th Quarter Financial Report The 2023 year-end report shows revenues are slightly under budget and expenses 25.5% under budget. A summary report by Fund was included in the meeting packet. Yonezawa Round-a-bout Project Washington State Department of Transportation staff have denied request to construct an arm off Highway-17 but have agreed to allow temporary access to construct a round-a-bout during the proposed development. Staff are working on a Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) and Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) funding to avoid consideration of bonding for the remaining construction costs. Finance Director Madeline Prentice and City Manager Kevin Fuhr are meeting with our Bond Counsel and will schedule a Council Study Session in March to discuss bond capacity and potential funding of capital projects. CONSENT AGENDA #1 a. City Council meeting minutes dated January 23, 2024 b. Electronic Transfer: #320 - 339 - $1,205,521.58 Checks: 163952 - 164227 - $1,265,290.95 Payroll Checks: 01-19-2024 PR, #66019 - 66033 - $5,133.39 02-02-2024 PR, #66034 - 66043 - $5,407.71 Electronic Payments: 01-19-2024 Direct Deposit: - $633,383.00 02-02-2024 Direct Deposit: - $638,408.58 c. Employee Handbook Resolution 3972 d. Confluence Health Training Donation e. Award Division Lift Station Upgrade f. Award Crack Seal Project g. Award Reservoir 6 Painting Project h. Industrial Waste Discharge Permit No. 12, Pure Country Harvest i. Cybersecurity Grant Award j. Microsoft License Agreement k. Municipal Airport Insurance l. Grant County Animal Outreach Contract Action taken: Council Member Myers moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented, second by Council Member Martinez. The motion carried 5 – 0. Mayor Swartz recused himself from the vote due to a conflict of interest with item (e). NEW BUSINESS #2 Grant County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Resolution 3971 Study Session was held prior to tonight’s regular meeting. The resolution commits continued support of the updated plan and cooperation with planning partners. Action taken: Council Member Martinez moved to adopt Resolution 3971 as presented, second by Deputy Mayor Madewell. The motion carried 6 – 0. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS Council Member Martinez attended the AWC Action Days in Olympia. She shared that cities on Document Ref: RAA7U-PKK2E-4CPP8-9VXFR Page 2 of 3 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – February 13, 2024 pg. 3 the westside appear to have harder issues than ours and that its nice we don’t have these issues too. A repeal of the Governor’s Climate Commitment Act is anticipated to be on the November ballot. February is Heart Health Month to encourage focus on cardio health and the different symptoms experienced by men and women. Ms. Martinez commended staff for getting a new emergency alert system purchased to improve employee safety. Council Member Lombardi said that there are 150 planes stored at the Port of Moses Lake, pending recertification before they can be sent back to service. There is an interest in new business locations for chip and battery companies coming from Korea. The municipal airport members are working on the new lease implementation and are excited for the new city liability policy coverages. Mayor Swartz will be attending the AWC Mayor’s Exchange in Olympia and the Japan Emperor’s Birthday events next week. EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Swartz called an Executive Session from 7:35 p.m. to 7:55 p.m. to discuss potential litigation pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1) subsection (i), with no business to follow. ADJOURNMENT The regular meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m. ______________________________________ Dustin Swartz, Mayor ATTEST____________________________ Debbie Burke, City Clerk Document Ref: RAA7U-PKK2E-4CPP8-9VXFR Page 3 of 3 Signature Certificate Reference number: RAA7U-PKK2E-4CPP8-9VXFR Document completed by all parties on: 04 Mar 2024 22:17:34 UTC Page 1 of 1 Signer Timestamp Signature Mayor Dustin Swartz Email: dswartz@cityofml.com Recipient Verification: Sent:28 Feb 2024 23:34:53 UTC Viewed:28 Feb 2024 23:35:49 UTC Signed:04 Mar 2024 20:01:03 UTC ✔Email verified 28 Feb 2024 23:35:49 UTC IP address: 74.82.240.250 Location: Mattawa, United States Debbie Burke Email: dburke@cityofml.com Recipient Verification: Sent:28 Feb 2024 23:34:53 UTC Viewed:29 Feb 2024 18:28:23 UTC Signed:04 Mar 2024 22:17:34 UTC ✔Email verified 29 Feb 2024 18:28:23 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.