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CC Min 2024 04 23 MOSES LAKE CITY COUNCIL April 23, 2024 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, Fancher, Martinez, Myers, and Skaug. EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Swartz called an Executive Session for 10 minutes from 6:30 p.m. to 6:40 p.m. to discuss potential litigation pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1) subsection (i). The meeting reconvened at 6:43 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Swartz led the Flag Salute. AGENDA APPROVAL Action taken: Council Member Martinez moved to approve the Agenda as presented, second by Deputy Mayor Madewell. The motion carried 7 – 0. CITIZEN’S COMMUNICATION Safety – Elisia Dalluge, Moses Lake, followed up on her comment at the April 9 Council meeting regarding a blocked exit at the Larson Recreation Center. SUMMARY REPORTS MAYOR’S REPORT Yonezawa, Japan Sister City Proclamation The Proclamation was read, signed, and scanned to Sister City online webpage. Japan Consul General Reception Consul General Iyori of Seattle visited the City on April 15. Several community members attended the reception. Professional Municipal Clerk’s Week Proclamation The Proclamation was read, signed, and appreciation of service given to City Clerk Debbie Burke and Deputy City Clerk Jennifer Schober. CONSENT AGENDA #1 a. City Council meeting minutes dated April 9 and 13, 2024 b. Electronic Transfer: #357 - $2,956.19 Checks: 164944 - 165165 - $1,341,652.02 Payroll Checks: 04- 12-2024 PR, #66088 - 66104 - $19,700.24 Document Ref: O24RD-AT3W3-BMUY5-HXQRJ Page 1 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – April 23, 2024 pg. 2 Electronic Payments: 04-12-2024 Direct Deposit - $609,246.17 c. Accept Pheasant St. Sewer Extension Resolution 3977 d. Award Well 17 Clay Remediation Project (GC2023-166) e. Request to Connect 2072 NE Westshore Dr. f. Farmer’s Market Fee Waivers g. Accept Maple Landing Improvements Resolution 3978 Action taken: Council Member Martinez moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented, second by Deputy Mayor Madewell. The motion carried 7 – 0. OLD BUSINESS #2 Accept WSDOT Sandy Williams Community Program Grant The award is for design and construction of the second of three segments of a shared use path on SR 17 from Patton Blvd to Grape Drive. Council reviewed on April 9 and requested additional information. Project Surveyor Levi Bisnett displayed a map and explained how existing activity routes connect to proposed paths that were developed by the Trails Planning Team (TPT). Council and staff also discussed updates to the 2005 Activity Trails Master Plan, tracking costs of trail maintenance, potential number of users of new trails, historic trends in recreation activities and new TPT is seeking committee volunteers. Action taken: Council Member Fancher moved to accept the WSDOT Grant as presented, second by Council Member Myers. The motion carried 7 – 0. NEW BUSINESS #3 Water Well Status and Plan for PFAS Treatment Two wells were taken out service due to minor exceedances of newly designated levels for PFAS contamination. Council has determined that the most recent test levels present relatively low exceedances and low health risks. Staff will provide updated testing information to the public quarterly as required by the Department of Health. Staff have initiated work on the installation of a water filtration system for the affected wells which will be implemented within the next two years. Council noted that PFAS contaminants (forever chemicals) are found in several common consumer products and household products (e.g., dental floss, band aids, water repellent clothing) and they encourage citizens to take advantage of the many resources available to the public to educate themselves about those items. #4 Amend Build on Unplatted – Thompson Resolution 3979 Council approved this request to build on an unplatted parcel on February 27, 2024. Staff is asking to repeal the previous Resolution No. 3972A and adopt a new resolution which removes the parks and open space development fee requirement. Action taken: Council Member Martinez moved to adopt Resolution 3979 as presented, second by Council Member Fancher. The motion carried 7 – 0. Document Ref: O24RD-AT3W3-BMUY5-HXQRJ Page 2 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – April 23, 2024 pg. 3 ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS Tax Increment Finance Public Briefing May 7 at 5:30 p.m. The second public briefing was advertised today and will be a repeat of the information from the first briefing held April 17. Playground Design Open House Event RWD Landscape Architects gathered community input and created conceptual designs for the playgrounds at Sun Terrace and Longview Parks. There will be an Open House for the public to review the plans tomorrow night. Parks Director Doug Coutts reviewed equipment that will be installed in phases. Grant applications are due May 1 for the first phases of projects. Minutes from the TPT go to the Park Board in order to better coordinate future projects. Development Code Public Participation The draft Code has been posted online as well as a tentative schedule for open house, study session, and public hearings. A new email address has been created to submit comments to: codecomments@cityofml.com. Staff will continue to add more information to this webpage. Community Clean Up and Hazardous Waste Collection Events The annual spring cleanup will be Saturday, April 27 in the parking lot of the Surf N Slide Water Park. The Downtown Moses Lake Association and Lakeside Disposal staff are also looking for volunteers on this day to do a clean-up at Sinkiuse Square. Grant County Solid Waste is holding their annual household hazardous waste collection is Saturday, May 4 at the Grant County Road District Shop on Wheeler Rd. More events in the county can be found on their website: https://www.grantcountywa.gov/266/Household-Hazardous-Waste Community Director Farewell City Manager Kevin Fuhr announced that tonight will be the last Council meeting for Community Development Director Kirsten Sackett and thanked her for the phenomenal work she has done in her short two years with the city. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS Council Member Myers advised that Well 20 was turned on this week and inquired about the 4th of July community celebration. Parks Director Doug Coutts responded that they were able to plan an event on July 3rd for a fireworks show and music from the 133rd Army National Guard band. Council Member Martinez shared that the annual Carp Classic will be held on Saturday, May 18 at Connelly Park and that there is a new blue-green algae conditions tracker on the Watershed Council’s website. https://www.moseslakewatershed.org/tracker Council Members Fancher and Skaug thanked Community Development Director Kirsten Peterson for her coordination with the stakeholder group in drafting a new Development Code. Council Member Lombardi provided an update on the status of the Port of Moses Lake’s Tax Increment Financing Plan and advised that their storage of Boeing planes is now 80. Deputy Mayor Madewell attended the Grant County Solid Waste Advisory Committee. They are Document Ref: O24RD-AT3W3-BMUY5-HXQRJ Page 3 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – April 23, 2024 pg. 4 waiting for Department of Ecology approval of the County’s Solid Waste Comprehensive Plan Update, a lining will be required in phase 4 of the next landfill location to be completed in 2025, and they will be giving away litter bags for vehicles at the Grant County Fair in August. ADJOURNMENT The regular meeting was adjourned at 7:55 p.m. ______________________________________ Dustin Swartz, Mayor ATTEST____________________________ Debbie Burke, City Clerk Document Ref: O24RD-AT3W3-BMUY5-HXQRJ Page 4 of 4 Signature Certificate Reference number: O24RD-AT3W3-BMUY5-HXQRJ Document completed by all parties on: 21 May 2024 00:24:32 UTC Page 1 of 1 Signer Timestamp Signature Debbie Burke Email: dburke@cityofml.com Recipient Verification: Sent:15 May 2024 18:53:26 UTC Viewed:15 May 2024 18:54:31 UTC Signed:16 May 2024 22:47:14 UTC ✔Email verified 15 May 2024 18:54:31 UTC IP address: 63.135.54.162 Location: Moses Lake, United States Mayor Dustin Swartz Email: dswartz@cityofml.com Recipient Verification: Sent:15 May 2024 18:53:26 UTC Viewed:15 May 2024 18:54:42 UTC Signed:21 May 2024 00:24:32 UTC ✔Email verified 15 May 2024 18:54:42 UTC IP address: 74.82.240.250 Location: Moses Lake, United States Signed with PandaDoc PandaDoc is a document workflow and certified eSignature solution trusted by 50,000+ companies worldwide.