City Council

CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2023 HELD IN-PERSON & REMOTELY 6 PM WORKSHOP SESSION City officials who physically attended the meeting: Mayor Kaminskas, Mayor Pro Tern Folyer, Councilmembers Spencer, Cargill, Sahlberg, Van Orman and Kurtz, Library Board Trustees Deane, Hamblet, and Skattum, Mark McAvoy, City Administrator, Darin Morgan, Police Lieutenant, Jandy Humble, Library Director, David Goehner, Communications Specialist, Todd Henderson, IT Technician, Kelsey Hardy, City Clerk and Sean Boutz, City Attorney. Library Board Trustee Girard joined the workshop shortly after it started. City officials who remotely attended the meeting via Zoom: Councilmember Dunne, Library Board Trustee Tapao-Hunt, Kyle Dixon, Finance Director, Jen Camp, Operations & Maintenance Director, David Williams, City Engineer, Amy Mullerleile, Senior Planner, Damon Simmons, Police Chief, Trevor Ragan, O&M Crew Lead. Library Board Joint Workshop: City Council and the Library Board of Trustees discussed training for Library Board members, library policies, and proposed amendments to Ordinance No. 119. The workshop ended at 6:46 p.m. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING SESSION INVOCATION: Given by Mayor Kaminskas. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by Mayor Kaminskas, City Council and City Staff. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Kaminskas called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. ROLL CALL: City officials who physically attended the meeting: Mayor Kaminskas, Mayor Pro Tern Folyer, Councilmembers Spencer, Cargill, Sahlberg, Van Orman and Kurtz, Library Board Trustees Deane, Hamblet, Girard, and Skattum, Mark McAvoy, City Administrator, Darin Morgan, Police Lieutenant, Jandy Humble, Library Director, David Goehner, Communications Specialist, Todd Henderson, IT Technician, Kelsey Hardy, City Clerk and Sean Boutz, City Attorney. City officials who remotely attended the meeting via Zoom: Councilmember Dunne, Library Board Trustee Tapao-Hunt, Kyle Dixon, Finance Director, Jen Camp, Operations & Maintenance Director, David Williams, City Engineer, Amy Mullerleile, Senior Planner, Damon Simmons, Police Chief, Trevor Ragan, O&M Crew Lead. AGENDA APPROVAL: Mayor Pro Tern Folyer moved to amend item 14 to change the resolution number to 23-243. Councilmember Spencer seconded, which carried unanimously. Councilmember Kurtz moved to move item 1 5A to before item 9. Councilmember Sahlberg seconded, which carried unanimously. Mayor Pro Tern Folyer moved to approve the amended agenda. Councilmember Sahlberg seconded, which carried unanimously. CITIZEN COMMENTS: Kathryn Lynn Atkins spoke regarding the library. Joe Pitt spoke regarding the library. Linda Ball spoke regarding the library. City Council Meeting Minutes February 21, 2023 Page 1 of 4 Jerry Bishop spoke regarding the library. Judy Hunton spoke regarding the library. Abbey Shuster spoke regarding the library. Jim LeTellier spoke regarding the library. Geoff Deane spoke regarding the library. Mark Saba spoke regarding the WinterGlow storage building. Tim Olsen spoke regarding the library. Dg Garcia spoke regarding the library. Joy Moore, city resident, spoke regarding the library. The City Clerk acknowledged written public comment received from Bob West, Joanne Swierzy, Kottayam Natarajan, Teresa Van Haalen, Abbey Shuster, Chistine Van Horn, Craig Fobes, Melissa Pitt, Paul Schneider and Jack Baratta. ANNOUNCEMENTS I PROCLAMATIONS I SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: Presentation of Presidential Gold Award: Mayor Kaminskas presented the President’s Gold Volunteer Service Award to Sindhu Surapaneni. REPORTS & INQUIRIES: City Council: Councilmember Dunne spoke regarding the February 16th Spokane Transit Authority Board meeting. Councilmember Sahlberg spoke regarding a GSI meeting on retail theft. Mayor: Mayor Kaminskas reported on a list of legislative updates as well as department updates. City Administrator: Mark McAvoy, City Administrator, reviewed upcoming events and reminders, provided an opportunity to ask questions or provide input on department reports, debriefed the AWC City Action Days event, and provided an update on Civil Service Commission recruitment. Parks & Arts Commission: Nancy Hill, Chair, provided an update on commission projects including the Hooptown USA court mural, never forget garden, graffiti barrels, and Orchard Park story walk. Additionally, she spoke regarding an upcoming workshop to discuss a road map for the commission. Liberty Lake Sewer & Water District: Bill Genoway, District Commissioner spoke regarding the upcoming LLSWD meeting on March 13th at 4:00 p.m., fencing around the Kenney well, barbed wire fencing regulations, preparation for the City Academy, and issues with backordered equipment for new construction. ORDINANCES: 1St Read - Ordinance No. 11 9C: The city clerk read, by title only, “An Ordinance of the City of Liberty Lake, Spokane County, Washington Amending Ordinance No. 119-B, Establishing the Liberty Lake Public Library and Repealing any Provisions in Conflict Thereof”. Council discussion ensued. Councilmember Kurtz moved to hold a workshop before the next read with the Library Board of Trustees. Councilmember Sahlberg seconded. Following discussion, the Mayor called for the vote. Councilmembers Sahlberg, Kurtz and Dunne voted in favor; Councilmembers Folyer, City Council Meeting Minutes February 21, 2023 Page 2 of 4 VanOrman, Spencer and Cargill voted opposed. The motion failed to carry with a final tally of 3- 4. Councilmember Cargill moved to table the second read of Ordinance No. 1190 to the April 1 8th meeting. Councilmember Sahlberg seconded, which carried unanimously. Councilmember Cargill moved to schedule a meeting with the Library Board before April l8t. Seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Folyer, which carried unanimously. Mayor Kaminskas announced a 5-minute break until 8:57 p.m. Council reconvened at 8:59 p.m. WORKSHOP DISCUSSIONS: Code of Ethics/Social Media Policy: Mayor Kaminskas opened the discussion with thoughts and concerns over the social media policy. Council discussion ensued. GENERAL BUSINESS Consent Agenda Mayor Pro Tern Folyer moved to approve the consent agenda, item 1 OA was to approve the February 7, 2023 city council meeting minutes, item lOB was to approve the February 21, 2023 vouchers in the total amount of $348,223.70. Councilmember Kurtz seconded, which carried unanimously. Action Items: Mayor Pro Tern Folyer moved to approve the purchase of a police drone and all the required accessories for $1 7,732.00. Councilmember Kurtz seconded, which carried unanimously. Mayor Pro Tern Folyer moved to approve the donation of two laptops to the Liberty Lake Library. Councilmember Sahlberg seconded, which carried unanimously. Mayor Pro Tern Folyer moved to approve and authorize the Mayor to execute the order form between ZenCity and the City of Liberty Lake for a 24 month licensure of a community engagement software platform in the amount of $12,000 each year. Councilmember Spencer seconded. Following discussion, the Mayor called for the vote. Councilmembers Sahlberg, Spencer, Dunne, Folyer, Van Orman and Kurtz voted in favor; Councilmember Cargill voted opposed. The motion carried with a final tally of 6-1. Mayor Pro Tern Folyer moved to approve the purchase of three body cameras from Axon totaling $13,560.99 including tax. Councilmember Sahlberg seconded, which carried unanimously. COUNCIL COMMENTS: Councilmember Sahlberg noted a Spokane Valley Draft Homeless Action Plan Open House on March from 4-6 p.m. PUBLIC HEARINGS I APPEALS: No items at this time. RESOLUTIONS: Resolution No. 23-243: The city clerk read, by title only, Resolution No. 23-243, “A Resolution Supporting Revisions to Recent State Policies on Vehicular Pursuits by Law Enforcement”. Councilmember Cargill moved to approve Resolution No. 23-243. Councilmember Van Orman seconded. Mayor Kaminskas invited public comment. No comments were heard at this time. The mayor then called for the vote which carried unanimously. EMERGENCY ORDINANCES: No items at this time. INTRODUCTION OF UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS: Mayor Kaminskas reviewed upcoming agenda items. CITIZEN COMMENTS: City Council Meeting Minutes February 21, 2023 Page 3 of 4 Michael Hamblet spoke regarding the library. Sue Hamblet spoke regarding the library. Shawna Deane spoke regarding the Social Media Policy. Brad Hamblet spoke regarding the library. EXECUTIVE SESSION: No items at this time. ADJOURNMENT: With there being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:42 p.m. These minutes were approved March 7, 2023. Cris Kaminskas, Mayor / City of Liberty Lake / •q These minuiJe. were prepred by Kelsey Hardy. This meeting was also recorded. Anyone desiring to listen to the recording may visit the city’s website or contact the City Clerk. City Council Meeting Minutes February 21, 2023 Page 4 of 4