Community Engagement Commission
Regular MeetingLiberty Lake, WA · August 16, 2023
Minutes
CITY OF LIBERTY LAKE
Community Engagement Commission Minutes
August 16, 2023 – 6:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting of the Community Engagement Commission was called to order on August 16, 2023, at 6:00 PM.
ROLL CALL:
Position 1: Robin Bekkedahl Present Position 7: Vacant
Position 2: Bill Norman Present Position 8: Vacant
Position 3: Jennifer Kosaka Excused Position 9: Mark Saba Present
Position 4: Summer Darrow Present Communications Specialist David Goehner
Position 5: Cynthia Godinez Present Administrative Assistant Tait Hunter
Position 6: Aaron Asmus Present
APPROVALS:
Commissioner Saba motioned to excuse Commissioners Kosaka from this meeting. The motion was seconded by
Commissioner Darrow, which carried unanimously.
Commissioners motioned for and approved amendments to the agenda.
Commissioner Saba motioned for approval of the July meeting minutes. Commissioner Godinez seconded the
motion, which then carried unanimously.
CITIZEN COMMENTS:
No citizen comments were made at this meeting.
CITY HALL UPDATES:
There was no discussion regarding the City Hall updates.
DISCUSSIONS
Budget Ideas
Commissioner Godinez went over a list of project ideas, events and possible options for the budget and the new
year. The commissioners discussed and continued brainstorming ideas.
2024 Budget Requests
The commissioners discussed requests and hopes for the 2024 budget.
Commissioner Saba motioned to request for the budget $20,000 for 5,000 mailers per quarter. Commissioner
Norman seconded the motion. After discussion, the motion was updated to 4 mailers per year. The motion was
again updated after further discussion—targeting 5,000 households to be reached for each mailing for $20,000
total (motioned by Commissioner Saba, seconded by Commissioner Asmus). The motion carried unanimously.
A new request was made for $6,000 to go towards Splash advertisements. Commissioner Saba motioned for
approval, which was seconded by Commissioner Darrow. The motion carried unanimously.
Commissioner Bekkedahl requested for $6,000 to go towards a Liberty Lake video history project. The request
was updated as Commissioner Saba motioned for $5,000 to go towards multimedia production engagement.
Commissioner Godinez seconded the motion, which carried unanimously.
An additional request was made for $5,000 for miscellaneous event and office supplies. Commissioner Saba
motioned for approval, which was seconded by Commissioner Asmus, and then carried unanimously.
2023 Annual Report
Commissioner Asmus motioned for Commissioner Bekkedahl to draft a written version of the report, including all
additions from the budget proposals. Commissioner Saba seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.
CEC Process Discussion
Commissioner Asmus opened discussion regarding suggestions made via the City Council. These include
developing standard operating procedures in relation to surveys, how the commission integrates with Council, and
fine tuning the process for ideas becoming survey topics. Discussion will continue at the next meeting.
Upcoming Opportunities
The commission briefly discussed upcoming opportunities for engagement, such as the Trailhead ribbon cutting
and the Kramer Overpass ribbon cutting.
UPCOMING MEETING:
The next meeting of the Community Engagement Commission will take place on September 19, 2023, at 6:00 PM.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, and with unanimous approval, the meeting adjourned at approximately 7:30 PM.
Agenda
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2023 – 6:00 P.M.
22710 E. COUNTRY VISTA DRIVE
The purpose of the Community Engagement Commission is to serve in an advisory capacity
to the mayor and City Council. The Commission’s role is to gather ideas, input, and
feedback from community members, and to advise and guide city leadership.
Under Governor Inslee’s “Washington Ready” plan, members of the public may attend
meetings in person at City Hall at the address provided above, or via Zoom at the link
below. Members of the public will be allowed to comment in person or via Zoom as
described on the last page of this agenda.
• Sign up to provide public comment at the meeting via calling in.
• Submit written public comment prior to 4:00 p.m. on Aug. 16, 2023.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVALS
a. Minutes of July 19, 2023
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS
5. CITY HALL UPDATES
a. See handout
6. DISCUSSIONS & BUSINESS
a. Upcoming project ideas (Cynthia)
b. 2024 budget requests: Proposals, discussion, and voting
c. Other upcoming opportunities
7. NEXT MEETING:
a. Requested items for agenda?
b. Sept. 20, 2023, at 6:00 p.m.
8. ADJOURNMENT
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PUBLIC COMMENT
If you wish to provide oral public comments during the Community Engagement Commission
meeting, you may do so in-person at City Hall or virtually via zoom. You may speak in-person at
City Hall, or if you wish to speak via zoom, please join the zoom meeting using the meeting
information above. Public comments will be invited during the appropriate section of the agenda,
at which time you can send a request to speak to our meeting host using the chat function within
the zoom meeting.
WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS
If you wish to provide written public comments for the Community Engagement Commission
meeting, please email your comments to tgarcia@libertylakewa.gov by 4:00 p.m. the day of the
commission meeting and include all the following information with your comments:
1. The meeting date
2. Your first and last name
3. If you are a Liberty Lake resident
4. The agenda item(s) you are speaking about
* Note – If providing written comments, the comments received will be acknowledged during the
public meeting, but not read. All written comments received by 4:00 p.m. will be provided to
commission members in advance of the meeting.
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