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CC Min 2024 09 24MOSES LAKE CITY COUNCIL September 24, 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, Skaug, Fancher, Martinez, and Myers. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council Member Fancher led the Flag Salute. AGENDA APPROVAL Mayor Swartz added Maple Ridge Planned Development District Ordinance 3056 Closed Record Hearing to follow the published Public Hearing. Action taken: Council Member Martinez moved to approve the Agenda as amended, second by Council Member Lombardi. The motion carried 7 – 0. PRESENTATIONS National Fire Prevention Week Proclamation Mayor Swartz read and presented a proclamation to Fire Chief Brett Bastian. Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation Mayor Swartz read the annual proclamation. CITIZEN’S COMMUNICATION Residential Vandalism – Ida Deeds, Moses Lake, shared with Council that she has reported her neighbor to the police again since he resumed construction of a backyard weapon. PUBLIC HEARING #1 Unified Development Code Ordinance 3051 and Hearing Examiner and Water Rights Ordinances 3052/3053 City Attorney Anna Franz provided a slide deck to summarize main changes being presented. A consultant was hired to prepare a draft update to zoning regulations and held several public forums in 2023. The Council and Planning Commissioners held multiple joint study sessions to review draft prepared by the consultant over the course of the last few months. The Planning Commission conducted a new public hearing on September 13 and recommends adoption. Mayor Swartz opened the Council’s public hearing at 6:50 p.m. One resident provided testimony on her concerns of vacation rental and home occupation regulations. There being no further comment, the hearing was closed at 7:10 p.m. Action taken: Council Member Fancher moved to adopt Ordinance 3051 as presented, second by Council Member Lombardi. The motion carried 7 – 0. Document Ref: V58FH-ZEUWF-OHRXR-QZFPQ Page 1 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – September 24, 2024 pg. 2 Action taken: Council Member Fancher moved to adopt Ordinance 3052 as presented, second by Council Member Martinez. The motion carried 7 – 0. Action taken: Council Member Fancher moved to adopt Ordinance 3053 as presented, second by Council Member Martinez. The motion carried 7 – 0. CLOSED HEARING Maple Ridge Planned Development District Ordinance 3056 The staff report was distributed to Council at the meeting. Interim Community Development Director Vivian Ramsey provided an overview of the project. Mayor Swartz recited the opening statement for a quasi-judicial proceeding to consider the Hearing Examiner’s recommendation that was received yesterday. Testimony was opened at 7:27 p.m. and with no one present for comments, Mayor Swartz closed the hearing. Council discussed lot size setbacks, WSDOT traffic study, and parking impacts. Staff will bring answers to Council’s questions at the next regular meeting. Action taken: Council Member Martinez moved to continue consideration for adoption to October 8, second by Council Member Lombardi. The motion carried 6 – 0, Council Member Fancher was recused. SUMMARY REPORTS FUTURE BUSINESS Legislative Lobbyist Council concurred to Council Member Martinez’s request to review costs associated with hiring a lobbyist. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT Animal Sales Ordinance – First Presentation Finance Director Madeline Prentice advised that Council Member Lombardi’s request for regulations has been drafted by City Attorney Katherine Kenison and saved in the shared file folder yesterday morning. Consideration to adopt will take place on October 8. #2 CONSENT AGENDA a. Meeting Minutes dated July 10 and 23, September 5 and 10, 202 b. Electronic Transfer: N/A Checks: 167011 - 167144 - $710,782.44 Payroll Checks: 09-13-2024 PR, #66434 - 66470 - $20,375.11 Electronic Payments: 09-13-2024 Direct Deposit - $758,678.64 c. Set 2025 Property Tax/Budget Public Hearings d. Accept Well 17 Clay Remediation Project GC2023-166 e. Extra Territorial 740 NE Easy St. f. Extra Territorial Sandcastle Estates 1 Phase 2 Lot 7 g. Sodium Hypochlorite Service Contract Amendment #2 Action taken: Council Member Martinez moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented, second by Council Member Myers. The motion carried 7 – 0. Document Ref: V58FH-ZEUWF-OHRXR-QZFPQ Page 2 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – September 24, 2024 pg. 3 NEW BUSINESS #3 MLMC 12.40 Street Reimbursement Repeal Ordinance 3054 Staff presented an ordinance to remove nine items in the Code that have exceeded the 15- year statute of limitations. Action taken: Council Member Fancher moved to adopt Ordinance 3054 with corrected reference to statute RCW 35.72.020, second by Council Member Lombardi. The motion carried 7 – 0. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS Excess Water Usage Update Finance Director Madeline Prentice met with the staff Water Resource Committee (WRC) where they reviewed data showing a reduction in water usage since restrictions for watering days was implemented. The city parks still hold the highest usage, and parks staff continue to work on immediate shutoff when leaks are detected and converting spaces to xeriscape. The WRC will present usage data and ideas on spending the excess use charges to Council on November 19. Over one-quarter of the 10,000 new smart meters have been installed. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS Council Member Myers reported that Grant Transit Authority has put their first of four electric buses in service. The Council Community Development and Public Works Committee also discussed the need for a lobbyist to help secure grant funds. Council Member Martinez attended the MLIRD State of the Lake presentation, she will attend the Board of Health conference in Leavenworth next week, and invited everyone to the Battle of the Badges softball game. Council Member Fancher shared that there was discussion at the Economic Development Committee meeting about private sector battery plants receiving hundreds of millions in federal grants and thought their lobbyist might be a resource to help with the city’s infrastructure to support this growth. Council Member Lombardi has tracked one billion dollars in federal grants injected into the community overall. Deputy Mayor Madewell attended the Solid Waste Advisory Committee where they voted to expand the landfill instead of moving to a regional transfer station program. They are discussing the possibility of curbside organic material pickup. Mayor Swartz reported on the Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services (PRCS) Committee futsal court construction that is complete except for painting that will occur in the spring. The ice rink chiller repair completion is pending quotes to fix newly discovered leaks. PRSC Director Doug Coutts also provided an update to Valley Road landscaping to be completed mid-October. Document Ref: V58FH-ZEUWF-OHRXR-QZFPQ Page 3 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – September 24, 2024 pg. 4 ADJOURNMENT The regular meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m. ______________________________________ Dustin Swartz, Mayor ATTEST____________________________ Debbie Burke, City Clerk Document Ref: V58FH-ZEUWF-OHRXR-QZFPQ Page 4 of 4 Signature Certificate Reference number: V58FH-ZEUWF-OHRXR-QZFPQ Document completed by all parties on: 14 Oct 2024 21:37:37 UTC Page 1 of 1 Signer Timestamp Signature Mayor Dustin Swartz Email: dswartz@cityofml.com Recipient Verification: Sent:09 Oct 2024 22:57:20 UTC Viewed:10 Oct 2024 15:09:28 UTC Signed:10 Oct 2024 15:09:41 UTC ✔Email verified 10 Oct 2024 15:09:28 UTC IP address: 74.82.240.250 Location: Mattawa, United States Debbie Burke Email: dburke@cityofml.com Recipient Verification: Sent:09 Oct 2024 22:57:20 UTC Viewed:14 Oct 2024 21:37:22 UTC Signed:14 Oct 2024 21:37:37 UTC ✔Email verified 14 Oct 2024 21:37:22 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.