City Council Meetings

MOSES LAKE CITY COUNCIL – SPECIAL MEETING Saturday, February 26, 2022 CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Moses Lake City Council was called to order at 8:00 a.m. by Mayor Hankins. Notice for remote attendance was posted on the meeting agenda. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Hankins; Deputy Mayor Myers; Council Members Fancher, Eck, Martinez, Swartz, and Madewell. COUNCIL RETREAT Council introduced themselves and shared about their backgrounds and reasons they ran for Council. Mayor Hankins reviewed the form of government for the City is Council-Manager and identified that it is okay for Council to reach out to Directors for technical information, however the City Manager is tasked with administration (directing staff), Council role is policy. He also identified that when in public or at other meetings Council members should be clear when sharing ‘personal opinions’ vs. a ‘Council position’ with the public on a City stance. The Department Directors and several lead staff shared information about themselves and their leadership at the City. City Manager Allison Williams is implementing the new employee policies approved by Council as well as adding tools for strong leadership and management skills for staff, through HR. Several departments are also working on succession planning due to known retirements. Council members were asked to prioritize issues. There was significant discussion around housing and the City’s ability to influence. Key priorities where Council members aligned were: • Manage and encourage the growth of the City o Streamline city permitting processes o Identify housing needs and ability to increase supply (marketing opportunities) o Benefit from manufacturing identity o Add and revitalize infrastructure (water, sewer, transportation) o Beautify corridors, add amenities (shopping, retail, activities) • Crime reduction o Emphasis on programs that can steer youth positively (STEM/STEAM programs) o Collaborate on gang/drug initiatives o Augment graffiti abatement efforts • Collaboration o Align interests with County, Port, EDC, BBCC, Watershed Council and receive regular reports o Be responsive to the public, customers, agencies A Hire with customer service in mind, augment bilingual staff • Lake Health o Shoreline master program update underway o Augment City infrastructure that can influence lake health (sewer infrastructure, stormwater diversion) o Participate in Watershed Council Document Ref: MFVVE-Q3KAI-PP85J-BVWAG Page 1 of 2  CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – February 26, 2022 The 2022 Legislature will have short session with just two weeks remaining. COVID has presented challenges for Council to network in person with other city and state elected officials, but AWC is planning to have the June Conference this year in person. Council Member Martinez noted that there is an online update on status of legislation every Friday at Noon from AWC lobbyists. EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Hankins called a break at 10:20 a.m. to be followed by an Executive Session to discuss Potential Litigation pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) for 90 minutes and there will be no action to follow. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at Noon. ______________________________________ Dean Hankins, Mayor ATTEST____________________________ Debbie Burke, City Clerk pg. 2 Document Ref: MFVVE-Q3KAI-PP85J-BVWAG Page 2 of 2 Signature Certificate Reference number: MFVVE-Q3KAI-PP85J-BVWAG Signer Timestamp Signature Mayor Dean Hankins Email: dhankins@cityofml.com Shared via link Sent: 09 Mar 2022 19:34:53 UTC Viewed: 10 Mar 2022 02:58:24 UTC IP address: 136.143.151.109 Signed: 10 Mar 2022 02:58:37 UTC Location: Moses Lake, United States Debbie Burke Email: dburke@cityofml.com Shared via link Sent: 09 Mar 2022 19:34:53 UTC Viewed: 10 Mar 2022 16:34:49 UTC IP address: 63.135.54.162 Signed: 10 Mar 2022 16:35:00 UTC Location: Moses Lake, United States Document completed by all parties on: 10 Mar 2022 16:35:00 UTC Page 1 of 1 Signed with PandaDoc PandaDoc is a document workflow and certified eSignature solution trusted by 30,000+ companies worldwide.