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CC Min 2024 10 22MOSES LAKE CITY COUNCIL October 22, 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 Resident Allen Heroux led the Flag Salute. AGENDA APPROVAL Action taken: Council Member Skaug moved to approve the Agenda as presented, second by Council Member Lombardi. The motion carried 7 – 0. PRESENTATION Faith Based Transitional Housing Joseph Moriarty and Caleb Altemeyer provided handouts at the meeting with details on the Jacobs Well Outreach programs called Helping Captives and Project Return Home. CITIZEN’S COMMUNICATION Homeless - Moses Lake residents Linda Bishop and Judy Ferguson expressed concerns of illegal activity taking place behind the movie theaters. Council and staff advised that the private property owners are cooperating for trespassing orders and clean-up will commence next week. Pickleball Budget Request – Moses Lake residents Richard Teals and Jaime Garza requested $20k be approved for the purchase of pickleball nets and resurfacing courts in 2025. The amount of $10k for the resurfacing was discussed at the PRCS Committee meeting on October 15. SUMMARY REPORTS MAYOR’S REPORT Native American Heritage Month Proclamation In accordance with RCW 28A.320.170 for tribal history recognition, Mayor Swartz proclaimed November 29 as Native American Heritage Day and November as Native American Heritage Month. Veteran’s Day Proclamation Mayor Swartz read a proclamation to declare and honor Veteran’s Day on November 11 and thanked Veterans in attendance for their service. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT Document Ref: BC5SU-FA7TV-VMUH8-F9PSM Page 1 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – October 22, 2024 pg. 2 Community Development New Hires Interim Community Development Director Vivian Ramsey provided a brief biography on recent hires William Mumma Building Inspector II and Building Inspector III Chris Horton. AWC Legislative Priorities State Legislatures will meet in Olympia from January 13 to April 27, 2025. Several Council were wondering about including only some of the items from the AWC Legislative Priorities in the Local Priorities as well as discussing regional priorities with the Association of Grant County Cities and Towns (AGCCT). Council requested staff issue a quick solicitation on Request for Proposals for state lobbying services. CONSENT AGENDA #1 a. City Council Meeting Minutes from May 28 to July 9, and October 8, 2024 b. Electronic Transfer: N/A Checks: 167334 - 167509 - $869,292.40 Payroll Checks: 10-11-2024 PR, #66504 - 66518 - $26,033.10 (9/27/24 PR checks should have only included up to #66503) Electronic Payments: 10-11-2024 Direct Deposit - $650,593.56 c. Ops Fire Sprinkler Emergency Repair Resolution 3991 d. Industrial Waste Discharge Permit No. 20 SGL Composites LLC Action taken: Council Member Fancher moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented, second by Council Member Myers. The motion carried 7 – 0. OLD BUSINESS #2 Parks Exclusion and Identification Amendment Ordinance 3057 The proposed changes were first presented on October 8 to add a definition for Activity Trails, eliminate names of parks, add a ’3-day exclusion’ period, and change appeals to the Parks Director. City Attorney Anna Franz provided revised language to the Parks Exclusion section 12.36.080(B)(4). Action taken: Council Member Martinez moved to adopt Ordinance 3057 for revised park exclusion changes as amended, second by Deputy Mayor Madewell. The motion carried 7 – 0. #3 LKQ Development Agreement Ordinance 3058 This ordinance will repeal and replace ordinance 3049 adopted on August 27, the only change being an extension to the deadline to November 30, 2024. Action taken: Council Member Fancher moved to adopt Ordinance 3058 as presented, second by Council Member Lombardi. The motion carried 7 – 0. NEW BUSINESS #4 Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) Application Approvals The LTAC members received presentations from the 2025 Applicants on October 3. They met the following week to review the available funding and finalize their recommendation of awards to Council for a total of $650,910. The committee will meet Document Ref: BC5SU-FA7TV-VMUH8-F9PSM Page 2 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – October 22, 2024 pg. 3 again in the spring to determine if there is value in renewing the Datafy Software. Action taken: Mayor Swartz moved to authorize the 2025 Lodging Tax Funds as presented, second by Council Member Skaug. The motion carried 7 – 0. #5 MLMC Water and Sewer Reimbursement Repeal Ordinance 3059 Staff presented an ordinance to remove items in the Code that have exceeded the 20- year statute of limitations for utility improvements in accordance with RCW 35.91.020. Action taken: Council Member Martinez moved to adopt Ordinance 3059 as presented, second by Council Member Lombardi. The motion carried 7 – 0. #6 Revised Sleep Center Management Contract Council approved the contract extension with HopeSource through September 2025 on July 23, 2024. Staff at HopeSource are requesting updated language for intake, reporting, ADA, and termination period. Council discussed concerns in the gap of coordinated social services and will provide staff with a list of criteria they would like to see reported. Action taken: Council Member Martinez moved to authorize the contract amendment as presented with an emphasis on accountability and reporting, second by Council Member Myers. The motion failed 5 – 2. Mayor Swartz, Deputy Mayor Madewell, Council Members Skaug, Fancher, and Lombardi were opposed. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS Monthly Update on Excess Water Usage Fee Finance Director Madeline Prentice advised that the number of accounts charged an excess usage in August dropped by 50 from the prior month, 33 residential and 17 irrigation customers. Staff are working on an advance notice packet for the installation of new smart meters. The Water Resource Committee will be presenting options to utilize the excess funding on November 19. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS Council Members Myers and Martinez attended the Council’s Ad Hoc Homeless Committee where they talked about required ADA upgrades at the sleep center facility. They also suggested inviting HopeSource to a meeting to further discuss the requested contract amendments. Council Member Martinez shared that the Watershed Council is working with staff to get homes on Westshore Dr. off septic. She also voiced interest in seeking reappointment to Grant County Board of Health through the AGCCT recommendation. Council Member Fancher stated that the hot topic at the Public Works Committee meeting today was the new Grant County PUD property and interest in annexation. Council Member Lombardi provided an update on the Port of Moses Lake rail project. Mayor Swartz attended the Chamber of Commerce annual meeting last week, AGCCT will have a presentation from the Grant County Economic Development Council (EDC) next week, and the Document Ref: BC5SU-FA7TV-VMUH8-F9PSM Page 3 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – October 22, 2024 pg. 4 EDC is hosting the Grant County LEAD Summit on November 14th. ADJOURNMENT The regular meeting was adjourned at 9:20 p.m. ______________________________________ Dustin Swartz, Mayor ATTEST____________________________ Debbie Burke, City Clerk Document Ref: BC5SU-FA7TV-VMUH8-F9PSM Page 4 of 4 Signature Certificate Reference number: BC5SU-FA7TV-VMUH8-F9PSM Document completed by all parties on: 15 Nov 2024 19:51:07 UTC Page 1 of 1 Signer Timestamp Signature Mayor Dustin Swartz Email: dswartz@cityofml.com Recipient Verification: Sent:14 Nov 2024 22:42:19 UTC Viewed:15 Nov 2024 15:08:16 UTC Signed:15 Nov 2024 15:08:42 UTC ✔Email verified 15 Nov 2024 15:08:16 UTC IP address: 74.82.240.250 Location: Moses Lake, United States Debbie Burke Email: dburke@cityofml.com Recipient Verification: Sent:14 Nov 2024 22:42:19 UTC Viewed:15 Nov 2024 19:50:54 UTC Signed:15 Nov 2024 19:51:07 UTC ✔Email verified 15 Nov 2024 19:50:54 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.