City Council

i. Mr. Weathers asked for input from council regarding interest in doing some workshops this spring to discuss strategic planning. Discussed the possibility of a half-day workshop the last week in April or the first week in May. Mayor Cooper asked councilmembers to look at their calendars for availability and share with Mr. Weathers so he can coordinate. 5. REPORTS A. Council Comments i. Councilmember Pritchard – Shared that he was invited to be a groundwater specialist with the Northwest Groundwater Coalition Committee. Shared a correction to the next Geo Walk. It will be held on April 15th at 1 pm at Waterfront Park. Shared that the Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee (HCDAC) meeting is tomorrow, and he will attend. ii. Councilmember Starr – Shared that the Parks and Recreation Committee met and discussed youth sports, including a mini-march madness tournament for ages 11-12. Spring sports registration is now open and will close on March 24th. Reported that Jazzercise is going well with good participation. Shared that AARP tax preparation assistance is still being provided. Discussed bathrooms for spring soccer including using signage to communicate why bathrooms are closed. Explained that the goal of the signage is to communicate clearly with the public so they can prepare for the unavailable bathrooms. Port-a-potties are available. Finance Committee discussed taxes as well as the usual warrants. Mayor Cooper suggested that council workshop taxes on an upcoming agenda. Councilmember Starr also shared that the Parks & Recreation Committee discussed the issue of animal feces within the city. They have researched the possibility of a mobile pick-up service but found it not feasible due to the amount of mileage covered. Mayor Cooper suggested engaging the community in the clean-up effort. iii. Councilmember Kennedy – Shared that he will attend a Spokane Transit Authority meeting next week. iv. Councilmember Maxwell - no report. v. Councilmember Olson – expressed his thanks for being selected to council. vi. Councilmember Kulibert – shared thoughts on city cleanup. Suggested putting information out on social media to help with turnout. B. Mayor i. No report. C. City Administrator & City Staff – No reports. 6. WORKSHOP DISCUSSION A. Establish a Salary Commission to review Mayor and City Council pay and benefits i. Mr. Weathers shared that the current salary ordinance was adopted in 1986 and hasn’t changed. He believes it is pertinent to address salaries for elected officials since other salaries for city employees have recently been reviewed. Proposed a salary commission rather than council setting their own salaries. This would be an appointed commission. Plan would be published and the public would have opportunity to address. Asked council if they would like to move forward. Mayor Cooper likes the idea of a separate commission. Commission can be used just for this particular purpose not permanently. Councilmember Starr voiced her approval of the commission since all other staff positions have been reviewed except council. No objections from any of the councilmembers. Mr. Weathers will move forward. 2  B. Asset Management Policy i. Koss Ronholt, Finance Director shared a presentation on an Asset Management policy for the city. Requested feedback from council on the policy. Discussion held. Will add definition of BARS to the policy for clarity. 7. EXECUTIVE SESSION – None scheduled. 8. ACTION ITEMS A. Consent Agenda i. Approve February 21, 2023, minutes. 1. Correction needed in section 11.A.iii. of minutes regarding the questions councilmember Kulibert asked. Need to indicate that the answer to the question regarding the high school’s ability to use the soccer field, is yes. 2. Councilmember Pritchard indicated that some of his comments regarding the CAO were missing. 3. Motion to send minutes back for corrections and review again at the next meeting, made by councilmember Kennedy, seconded by councilmember Pritchard, carried 6- 0. i. Approve March 7, 2023, Claim Warrants 42219 through 42249 in the amount of $297,163.10. 1. Finance committee reviewed and motion to approve made by councilmember Starr, seconded by councilmember Kennedy, carried 6-0. 9. RESOLUTIONS A. 23-577 E & H Engineering Master Agreement i. Moved to the March 21, 2023, meeting (see section 2(A) above). B. 23-578 Mnati Consulting Retainer Contract i. Alise Mnati was present via Zoom and shared her background, what her work entails, and addressed council questions. ii. Motion to approve as written, made by councilmember Kennedy, seconded by councilmember Pritchard, carried 6-0. C. 23-579 TransAlta Grant Agreement i. Discussion held and corrections needed. 1. Exhibit C, Section 10, third sentence from the bottom should state section 10, not section 11. 2. Council would like an interpretation of section 7 in Exhibit C. (interpretation of #7) and correcting proper page citing 3. Motion to send the agreement back to TransAlta to address the above and bring the resolution back at the March 21, 2023 council meeting, made by councilmember Kennedy, seconded by councilmember Maxwell, carried 6-0. 10. PUBLIC HEARING / APPEALS – No items listed. 11. ORDINANCES A. Second Read - 1108 Critical Areas Ordinance 3