City Council

Attachment to 5/6/25 CC Minutes  Attachment to 5/6/25 CC Minutes Selfless LOVE acknowledging recovery is hard and painful work for all involved. Those suffering from addiction need a sense of community and family belonging, to be seen and known. LOVE is not permissive, LOVE guides to a better way and knows where the boundaries lay; and WHEREAS, Now is time to take action. Now is the time to humble ourselves and pray to our great creator, the creator of heaven and everything in the earth, and call upon him to be merciful, to pardon our iniquity, and create in us a new heart of love and compassion for these, our dying children, a love that compels us to action; and WHEREAS, Kitara Johnson-Jones lost her son, in a moment of relapse, to fentanyl overdose on March 3, 2025, and is calling on the community at large to join her in the Gabriel's Challenge, a time to come together to solve this drug and fentanyl epidemic in the greater Spokane region. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Terri Cooper, Mayor of the City of Medical Lake, Washington, in recognition of the renewed federal public health emergency declaration addressing our nation's opioid crisis and in support of The Gabriel's Challenge, 36 days of Community Transformation and Awareness of Fentanyl Overdose Deaths impacting families in the Spokane Region, do hereby declare, the period between Mother's Day, Sunday, May 11, 2025 through Father's Day, Sunday, June 15, 2025 as: The Gabriel's Challenge - 36 Days of Community Transformation A Community Response Against Fentanyl in Medical Lake, Washington, and encourage all citizens to take the challenge. Citizens are encouraged to adopt a block and get to know your neighbors, to pray, and to challenge themselves to be intentional about connecting with family members, neighbors, and those in the region who are in crisis. Together we can do great things. Please plan to join others from the Spokane Region on Sunday May 11, 2025, at the Riverfront Park Pavilion from 6:00pm - 7:30pm for the 36 Day Kick-Off Event. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and cause the seal of the City of Medical Lake to be affixed this 5th day of May 2025. Terri K. Cooper, Mayor  Attachment to 5/6/25 CC Minutes MEDICAL LAKE CODE ENFORCEMENT Quarterly Report 2025 Q1 Presented by Dave Yuhas MLCE | Q1 2025 1 Breakdown FOR THE YEAR 2025 Q1 CASES - 57 CATEGORY STATUS MLCE | Q1 2025 2 1  Attachment to 5/6/25 CC Minutes MOVING FORWARD 01 LEGAL FOLLOW UP I've established a new streamlined process for communicating and coordinating case details directly with the prosecutor's office. 02 NEWSLETTER AND FACEBOOK I plan to continue community outreach through updates on Facebook and our newsletter to keep residents informed and engaged. 03 ADAPT NEW SKILLS I intend to use both my existing experience and newly developed skills to better serve the community and streamline enforcement and outreach efforts. MLCE | Q1 2025 3 THANK YOU Empathy is the starting point for creating a community and taking action. It's the impetus for creating change. -M A X C AR VER 4 2  Attachment to 5/6/25 CC Minutes CITY OF MEDICAL LAKE 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION May 6th, 2025 Emily Shay This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 1 AGENDA OVERVIEW OF THE 2025 OUTCOME OF 2025 CITY OF NEXT STEPS LEGISLATIVE SESSION MEDICAL LAKE’S STATE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES 2 2 1  Attachment to 5/6/25 CC Minutes OVERVIEW OF 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION 3000 General Context 2500 • First year of the biennium,105-day session • Adopted 2025-27 operating, capital, and transportation budgets 2000 • 2,534 bills introduced, 431 passed into law • Any legislation that did not pass, will be reconsidered next session 1500 Political Context 1000 • Democrats held the majority in House and Senate • 24 “freshman” legislators 500 • New Governor in leadership 0 2019 2023 2025 3 Bills Introduced Bills Passed 3 OVERVIEW OF 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION: BUDGETS Operating Capital Transportation • Funds all state agency • Funds public and nonprofit • Expected $1 billion shortfall operations construction projects (excluding in 2025-27 transportation) • No new project investments • Revenue growth has slowed – 2022-24 revenues grew at • $7.5 billion total budget • Taxes, fees and transfer from 5.2% annually, starting in • $201.3 million allocated for local operating resulting in $3.2 community projects ($231.8 2025 reduced to 3.5% billion over the next 6 years. million in 2023) • $15+ billion shortfall over 4 • Average local community project • $15.5 billion budget years award: $604,000 • Budget balanced with $9.5 • Several city-oriented grant billion in new tax revenue programs are funded and cuts • End budget was $77.8 Billion, with $2.3 Billion in reserves 4 2  Attachment to 5/6/25 CC Minutes 2025 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES Community Long Term State Presence Waterfront Park Policing Recovery Groups • Request: $1.2 million for land  Request: Increase in funding • Goal: Educate legislators and • Goal: Raise Awareness about acquisition for Eastern State Hospital governor’s staff on the State Facilities in Medical Lake • Final budget includes full Community Policing Program importance of LTRG’s • Final Budget includes $119.8 government to  Final budget includes • Met with over 30+ legislators, million for State Behavioral government transfer for increased funding for ESH the Wildfire Caucus, and Health Community Capacity waterfront park from from $622,000 to $640,000 governor’s staff Facilities DSHS  Senator Holy’s bill to make • Established interim work with community policing funding the Military Department to permanent did not pass this require an MOU by early 2026 year 5 AWC LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES Public Safety • HB 2015 – Local public safety tax for local law enforcement recruitment, retention and training funding Finances • State shared revenues • 1% property tax cap Land Use • Parking minimums 6 • GMA Extensions • Lot splitting • 6 3  Attachment to 5/6/25 CC Minutes NEXT STEPS Thank the 6th legislative delegation – Waterfront Park Interim Action Plan & Steps to prepare for the 2026 session 2026 Legislative Session begins January 12th 7 QUESTIONS? Emily Shay State Lobbyist 253-753-5503 eshay@gth-gov.com Briahna Murray State Lobbyist, Partner 253-310-5477 bmurray@gth-gov.com 8 8 4  Attachment to 5/6/25 CC Minutes 5 Submitting Ballot Measures 4 by Local Jurisdictions Election 3 For & Against Committee Form Explanatory Statement 2 1 Resolution Cover Sheet Resolution 1 Fireworks Advisory Vote Ballot Measure 2025 Deadlines for the November 4th Ballot May 6th June 2nd July 1st July 15th August 5th Workshop Notify Public Appoint Resolve Deadline Discuss the Publicize Mayor appoints Pass a resolution Resolution, Resolution formation of “For” committee and City Council calling for a Cover Sheet, and “Against” recruitment and affirms committee fireworks advisory Explanatory committees. begin receiving appointments. vote ballot Statement, and For letters of interest. measure. and Against Committee Form Due to the Spokane County Elections Office. “For” and “Against” Committee Workshop Discussion 2 1