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CC Min 2025 01 14MOSES LAKE CITY COUNCIL January 14, 2025 EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Swartz called an Executive Session from 5:32 p.m. to 5:42 p.m. to discuss potential litigation pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1) subsection (i). Council reconvened at 5:42 p.m. STUDY SESSION City Engineer Richard Law presented a slide deck on the existing Urban Growth Area (UGA) infrastructure capacity, pending system maintenance, utility requests pending, land pending development, concurrency as defined in the Growth Management Act statute, benefits for annexation, and next steps in updating all General Infrastructure Plans. He provided additional detail on water flow trends, no storage for well 19, infrastructure line extensions over I-90, and our UGA being the largest in Washington State. An informational memo from City Attorney Katherine Kenison on the City Limit Reduction was distributed at the meeting. CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Moses Lake City Council was called to order at 6:35 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 Martinez 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. PRESENTATIONS Urban Growth Area Water Supply Erlandsen Senior Engineer Dave Dormier presented a slide deck on UGA infrastructure needs assessment for Larson and Moses Pointe proposed developments in comparison to those provided by staff. He requested extraterritorial agreements be approved for those, as well as for the Paradise Point project, in the next six months so they can move forward with construction in 2027. Council requested staff coordinate a meeting with Erlandsen’s staff in the next few weeks to determine a compromise on projected water consumption for new growth. Mayor Swartz, Council Member Martinez, and Council Member Skaug will also participate in this meeting. 2025 Legislative Agenda GTH-Gov Briahna Murray and Colleen Meiners provided samples of other client’s agendas prior Document Ref: FPITM-AQS2A-4VBYR-TFZFE Page 1 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – January 14, 2025 pg. 2 to the meeting. Their slide deck provided an overview of expectations, political climate, capital project hot topics, and next steps needed from Council and staff for their lobbying services. CITIZEN’S COMMUNICATION School Levy and Comp Plan Update – Kevin Richards, Moses Lake, requested support for a ballot measure and was advised that RCW 42.17a.555 prohibits discussion at a Council meeting without adequate notice for any statements of opposition. He alleged that different information is being provided to stakeholders and Planning Commission members from what has been provided to Council for adoption of the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Amendments. Grant County Juvenile Facility and Superior Court – Megan Diamond, Ephrata, provided copies of certified letters sent to the Board of County Commissioners on statutory violations. SUMMARY REPORTS MAYOR’S REPORT Reappoint Mosquito District Board Member The City appoints one member to the Mosquito District No. 1 every two-years. The District has recommended the reappointment of Chris Blessing to this position for 2025-2026. Action taken: Council Member Fancher moved to approve the reappointment as presented, second by Council Member Skaug. The motion carried 7 – 0. Council Committee Assignment Review List of 2024 assignments were included in the meeting packet. Council concurred to maintain same assignments for 2025. CONSENT AGENDA #1 a. City Council Meeting Minutes November 19 through December 12, 2024 b. Electronic Transfer: N/A Checks: 168065 - 168466 - $3,009,875.67 Payroll Checks: 12-06-2024 PR, #66551 - 66572 - $11,066.33 12-22-2024 PR, #66573 - 66585 - $9,374.57 01-03-2025 PR, #66586 - 66592 - $2,362.40 Electronic Payments: 12-06-2024 Direct Deposit - $630,585.86, 12-22-2024 Direct Deposit - $636,598.59, 01-03-2025 Direct Deposit - $635,904.01 c. City Legislative Meeting Calendar 2025 d. Fee Schedule Amendment Resolution 3997 e. Kottkamp Legal Services Contract Amendment f. Accept ASPI Group, Inc. Donation Resolution 3998 g. Accept Karen Lewis Donation Resolution 3999 h. DA Davidson Engagement Letter i. Aspect Consulting Water Right On-Call Work Extension j. Accept Burke Dr Sidewalk Easement Resolution 4000 k. Larson Rec Center Concession Agreement-Slap Shot Shack Document Ref: FPITM-AQS2A-4VBYR-TFZFE Page 2 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – January 14, 2025 pg. 3 Action taken: Council Member Martinez moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented, second by Council Member Fancher. The motion carried 7 – 0. OLD BUSINESS #2 Grant County Health District Interlocal Agreement Council adopted the 2025 Annual Budget on December 10, 2024, to include a flat fee amount of $70k in funding for this year’s contract. Council Member Lombardi requested an addendum for reporting how city funds are spent. Council Member Martinez, District Board Member at this meeting, and City Attorney Kenison will relay the request to District Administrator Adkinson. Action taken: Council Member Martinez moved to authorize the interlocal agreement as presented, second by Council Member Fancher. The motion carried 7 – 0. NEW BUSINESS #3 Comprehensive Plan Amendment – First Presentation Interim Community Development Director Vivian Ramsey advised that the Planning Commission has provided recommendations to approve amendments with exceptions to deny one item and table one item. Amendments were identified in the following categories: Urban Growth Area expansion, Comp Plan Future Land Use Designation and Zoning District Map, Comp Plan and Zoning Code Text, and Capital Facilities. Public testimony was included in the meeting packet from the Planning Commission’s hearing held December 12, 2024. A public hearing and adoption are scheduled for January 28, 2024. A Council study session was scheduled for Tuesday, January 21 at 2 p.m. to discuss the future streets map, capital facilities, and transportation element. #4 Accept 2021 State Auditor’s Report The State Auditor’s Office (SAO) recently published the City’s 2021 Financial Statements Audit Report #1036171 on their website. There were two findings and response to prior year findings in clean opinion with no qualifications - the highest possible rating. Acting City Manager Madeline Prentice advised that the City changed to cash basis accounting in 2022 which will take a little longer to complete, followed by a quicker audit for the 2023 financials. Action taken: Council Member Martinez moved to accept the 2021 State Auditor’s Report as presented, second by Council Member Lombardi. The motion carried 7 – 0. #5 Petition by AMJ for Annexation A 10% Notice of Annexations was received and payment completed on November 24, 2024, for 78.4 acres on parcel 19048300 located at L & Wheeler Rd. Action taken: Mayor Swartz moved to accept the Intent to Commence Annexation Petition and proceed with annexation, to accept the boundary as proposed that is located in an unincorporated area of the City’s urban growth boundary, to require the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Designation of Commercial and associated Zoning Designation of C2-Commercial, and to Document Ref: FPITM-AQS2A-4VBYR-TFZFE Page 3 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – January 14, 2025 pg. 4 require the assumption of existing indebtedness of the City to be applied to the entire area to be annexed, second by Council Member Martinez. The motion carried 7 – 0. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS AWC Action Days The annual event coordinated during the legislative session in Olympia will be February 19-20 in Lacey. Council Member Martinez has registered to attend the event. MLK Community Event The Creative District coordinated with the local Martin Luther King Committee and Police Color Guard for the annual march and program after on Monday, January 20. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS Council Member Martinez shared that the Grant County Board of Health recently appointed Grant County Commissioner Kevin Burgess. She also provided updates on meetings attended with Moses Lake Watershed, NCW Opioid Abatement Council, and the Council’s Ad Hoc Homeless Committee. Council Member Skaug announced that the Boeing Company is sponsoring the Apple STEM Network events for students on January 23, February 17, and April 3 in Moses Lake. Council Member Lombardi thanked Public Works Director Brian Baltzell for resolving water issue at the municipal airport. Mayor Swartz attended a Chamber of Commerce leadership summit with other Council Members, members of the school district, hospital district, county commissioners, and state legislatures. He also received feedback from residents on the color of holiday lights on trees located on the Alder St. bridge (the fill) this year. EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Swartz called an Executive Session from 9:33 p.m. to 10:03 p.m. to discuss qualifications of applicant for public employment and potential litigation pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1) subsections (g) and (i), with no action to follow. Mayor Swartz extended the session for five minutes. ADJOURNMENT The regular meeting was adjourned at 10:09 p.m. ______________________________________ Dustin Swartz, Mayor ATTEST____________________________ Debbie Burke, City Clerk Document Ref: FPITM-AQS2A-4VBYR-TFZFE Page 4 of 4 Signature Certificate Reference number: FPITM-AQS2A-4VBYR-TFZFE Document completed by all parties on: 31 Jan 2025 19:45:06 UTC Page 1 of 1 Signer Timestamp Signature Mayor Dustin Swartz Email: dswartz@cityofml.com Recipient Verification: Sent:29 Jan 2025 20:20:17 UTC Viewed:29 Jan 2025 20:42:19 UTC Signed:29 Jan 2025 20:43:10 UTC ✔Email verified 29 Jan 2025 20:42:19 UTC IP address: 74.82.240.250 Location: Moses Lake, United States Debbie Burke Email: dburke@cityofml.com Recipient Verification: Sent:29 Jan 2025 20:20:17 UTC Viewed:29 Jan 2025 20:21:17 UTC Signed:31 Jan 2025 19:45:06 UTC ✔Email verified 29 Jan 2025 20:21:17 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.