City Council

City o SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2022 HELD REMOTELY Prior to invocation, Mayor Kaminskas reviewed the logistics for this evening’s meeting which, per Governor lnslee’s Order 20-28.15, was being held remotely. Invocation then took place. INVOCATION: Given by Councilmember Kaminskas. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by Mayor Kaminskas, City Council, and City Staff. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Kaminskas called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL City officials who physically attended the meeting: Mayor Kaminskas, Mayor Pro Tern Kennedy, Councilrnembers Baird, Cargill, Folyer and VanOrman, and Todd Henderson, IT Technician. City officials who remotely attended the meeting via Zoom: Councilmembers Kurtz, Jennifer Camp, Acting City Administrator, Kyle Dixon, Finance Director, Lisa Key, Director of Planning & Engineering, David Williams, City Engineer, Sean Boutz, City Attorney and Kelsey Wright, City Clerk. Mayor Pro Tern Kennedy moved to excuse Councilmernber Dunne, seconded by Councilmember Baird. The motion carried unanimously. AGENDA APPROVAL: Mayor Pro Tern Kennedy moved to approve the agenda as presented, seconded by Councilmember Cargill. The motion carried unanimously. CITIZEN COMMENTS Tom Sahlberg: A city resident, spoke regarding the trailhead project and the importance of making information available to the trailhead committee and the citizens. TRAILHEAD WORKSHOP Mayor Kaminskas welcomed the Trailhead Design Build Team. The Trailhead Design Build Team presented an update on Trailhead reviewing the Project/Scope Essentials and Community Impact, scope and budget options, return on investment, and schedule and next steps. Questions were first asked and answered regarding the driving range, followed by additional questions asked and answered on other areas of the project. Additional information was identified throughout the discussion for staff and the project team to bring back to Council for further discussion. Mayor Kaminskas called for a 5-minute break beginning at 7:55 pm. The special meeting resumed at 8:00 p.m. with continued questions and discussions. Councilmember Cargill moved to delay a decision on the presented options until the majority of council agrees and requested information is received from staff. Seconded by Councilmember Baird. Councilmember Cargill moved to delay a decision for three months, until all information is provided in order to make a decision. Seconded by Councilmember Baird. Following discussion, the Mayor called for the vote. Councilmember Cargill voted in favor; Councilmembers Baird, Kurtz, Kennedy, VanOrman and Folyer voted opposed. The motion failed to carry with a final Special City Council Meeting Minutes January 25, 2022 Page 1 of 2 tally of 1-5. Following additional discussion, the Mayor called for the vote on the original motion to delay the decision until the requested information is provided. Councilmember Cargill voted in favor; Councilmembers Baird, Kurtz, Kennedy, VanOrman and Folyer voted opposed. The motion failed to carry with a final tally of 1-5. Mayor Pro Tern moved to direct the team to focus on gathering the needed information on clear risk requirements and hard cost information for the driving range. Seconded by Councilmember Baird. Following discussion, the Mayor called for the vote. Councilmembers Baird, Kurtz, Folyer, VanOrman and Kennedy voted in favor; Councilmember Cargill voted opposed. The motion carried with a final tally of 5-1. Additional questions were asked and answered. CITIZEN COMMENTS Dg Garcia: A city resident, spoke regarding Trailhead and explained multiple aspects she hopes the council will consider. ADJOURNMENT: With there being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:48 p.m. These minutes were approved February 1st, 2022. Cris Kaminskas, Mayor City of Liberty Lake Notes and Tt’anscription by Kelsey Wright. This Council meeting was also audio taped. Anyone desiring to listen to the recording may contact the City Clerk. Special City Council Meeting Minutes January 25, 2022 Page 2 of 2