City Council Meetings

MOSES LAKE CITY COUNCIL September 12, 2023 STUDY SESSION Fire Impact Fees Fire Chief Brett Bastian provided a slide deck to summarize the elements of establishing a consistent formula-based impact fee vs. the current variable fees under SEPA for new developments. He also reviewed Washington Surveying & Ratings Bureau designation history and goal to obtain an early review for a number three designation. A regional fire meeting has been scheduled with the Council, Fire District 5 Commissioners and representatives from Wenatchee Valley Fire to be held in our Chambers at 2 p.m. on September 21. CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Moses Lake City Council was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Mayor Myers in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center with audio remote access. Special notice for remote attendance and citizen comment were posted on the meeting agenda. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Myers; Deputy Mayor Martinez; Council Members Eck, Fancher, Madewell, Swartz, and Skaug. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Downtown Moses Lake Association President Denise Kinder led the Flag Salute. AGENDA APPROVAL Action taken: Council Member Eck moved to have New Business item (2) SR-17 Round-a-bout Design Consultant rescheduled to the next Regular Meeting, second by Deputy Mayor Martinez. The motion carried 7 – 0. Council added an Executive Session at the end of meeting with no action to follow. Action taken: Deputy Mayor Martinez moved to approve the Agenda as amended, second by Council Member Eck. The motion carried 7 – 0. PRESENTATION (heard after citizen communication) Downtown Moses Lake Association (DMLA) Main Street Tax Annual Report DMLA Board Members Denise Kinder and James Shank provided written reports to Council prior to the meeting. They highlighted several projects and events they are able to facilitate with the use of this funding. Details of events are online at www.downtownmoseslake.org. CITIZEN’S COMMUNICATION Spring Fest Mementos - Moses Lake Spring Festival Board Members Sean Sallis, Yvonne Skaug, and Blair Kok presented the Mayor and Council with five concert posters signed by the musicians who performed during the 2022 and 2023 events. Conditional Use Permits – Kevin Richards, Moses Lake, expressed a concern about the current interpretation of the use chart for the industrial zoning district, specifically regarding the use “Manufacturing, processing, or packaging of products using raw materials.” Document Ref: EJLCL-BISSH-LBXRP-VPJBM Page 1 of 4  CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – September 12, 2023 Action taken: Deputy Mayor Martinez moved to direct staff to draft an ordinance to remove the requirement of a conditional use permit for the raw material use in Table 1 of MLMC 18.40.030, second by Council Member Eck. The motion carried 7 – 0. Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) – Andrew Koeppen, Moses Lake, is opposed to the ALPR program and requested information on internal research for data sharing. Miscellaneous – Elisia Dalluge shared details on several local charity events as well as a claim filed in Spokane by a homeless individual. SUMMARY REPORTS MAYOR’S REPORT Human Resources Professionals Day Proclamation A proclamation was read for staff recognition and declaring September 26 as Human Resources Professionals Day. IT Professionals Day Proclamation A proclamation was read for staff recognition and declaring September 19 as IT Professionals Day. Bike It, Moses Lake Day Proclamation A proclamation was read declaring October 2 as Bike It Moses Lake Day: Practicing Safe Cycling and presented to Louis Logan, from Moses Lake’s Bicycle Activities Repair Giveaways and Skill-building (BARGAS). A Bicycle Rodeo and give ways will be held on September 30 at 10 a.m. at Larson Playfield Parking Lot. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT 2nd Quarter Financial Report Finance Director Madeline Prentice provided an analysis of revenues and expenditures from 2019 to 2023 year to date through June. Overall, results for the first half of the year are on, or slightly under, budget estimates. The year-to-date net gain of combined funds is $2.4 million. City Manager Candidate Open House The City Manager Candidate meet and greet will be held on Wednesday, September 27 at 4 p.m. for employees, followed by a public session from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Civic Center. Final interviews and selection of top candidate by Council will be on September 28. CONSENT AGENDA #2 a. City Council meeting minutes dated August 22, 2023 b. Checks: 161959 - 162258 - $1,146,088.65 Payroll Checks: 08-18-2023 PR, #65668 - 65766 - $67,800.05 Payroll Checks: 09-01-2023 PR, #65768 - 65852 - $41,062.00 (PR Check #65767 - Voided) Electronic Payments: 08-18-2023 Direct Deposit: - $636,084.82 Electronic Payments: 09-01-2023 Direct Deposit: - $662,822.74 c. Development Code Rewrite Public Participation Plan pg. 2 Document Ref: EJLCL-BISSH-LBXRP-VPJBM Page 2 of 4  CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – September 12, 2023 d. Set Public Hearing for Windrose Dr. Right of Way Vacation Resolution 3949 e. Well 29 PFAS Treatment Pilot Project (GC2023-154) f. Parks Maintenance Grant Authorization Resolution 3950 g. CAD Homes Request to Build on Unplatted Property Resolution 3951 h. Battery Backup Cabinet Replacement Action taken: Council Member Swartz moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented, second by Council Member Fancher. The motion carried 7 – 0. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS PFAS Treatment Project In reference to Consent Agenda item (d), staff will design a new pump house for Well 29 to create space to install a permanent filtration system vs. having a mobile trailer system. Well 20 has one more test and will be online after approval is received from the Department of Ecology. Fire Science Program Fire Chief Brett Bastian announced that they have 21 students signed up for the program they have organized through Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center. Classes will be led by off duty personnel and Firefighter Lynne Falconer will provide a presentation on the program in the next few months. Flock Safety Program Success Interim Police Chief Dave Sands shared a brief update on several arrests that have taken place due to the ALPR triangulation detection with the jurisdictional shared data. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS Council Member Swartz commented on positive activities for the Sister City Program, as well as Group 14, and Sila Technology commercial projects. Council Member Skaug asked for clarification on Well 29 project costs. Interim City Manager Kevin Fuhr explained that the design was approved tonight, and that the total project costs is estimated to be $1.7 million from the water remediation fund established a few months ago. Council Member Eck shared information on airplane storage, staffing, new business, and testing at the Port of Moses Lake. There was a response by city staff to a fire alarm earlier today at the Port that was due to low pressure on a system needing to be reset. Deputy Mayor Martinez advised that the State of the Lake public meeting will be held in the Council Chambers on September 19. She commended Finance Director Madeline Prentice for her work with the Finance Committee, all-around work on city finances, and for staff involved in establishing the new flexible spending account being added to employee benefits. Mayor Myers attended the sister city playground exposition at Vanguard Academy last week. Students created displays to illustrate ideas for a site redesign, memorial exhibit, and potential improvements at Yonezawa Park geared on the theme of our Sister City exchange programs in pg. 3 Document Ref: EJLCL-BISSH-LBXRP-VPJBM Page 3 of 4  CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – September 12, 2023 conjunction with community needs. EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Myers called the original period for an Executive Session from 7:48 p.m. to 8:08 p.m. to discuss property acquisition, sale of property, and potential litigation pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1) subsections (b) and (c), and (i) with no action to follow. Mayor Myers extended the meeting several times for a total of 75 minutes. ADJOURNMENT The regular meeting was adjourned at 9:05 p.m. ______________________________________ Don Myers, Mayor ATTEST____________________________ Debbie Burke, City Clerk pg. 4 Document Ref: EJLCL-BISSH-LBXRP-VPJBM Page 4 of 4 Signature Certificate Reference number: EJLCL-BISSH-LBXRP-VPJBM Signer Timestamp Signature Mayor Don Myers Email: dmyers@cityofml.com Sent: 27 Sep 2023 17:48:55 UTC Viewed: 28 Sep 2023 00:27:24 UTC Signed: 28 Sep 2023 00:28:32 UTC Recipient Verification: IP address: 107.122.81.122 ✔Email verified 28 Sep 2023 00:27:24 UTC Location: Portland, United States Debbie Burke Email: dburke@cityofml.com Sent: 27 Sep 2023 17:48:55 UTC Viewed: 28 Sep 2023 15:27:12 UTC Signed: 28 Sep 2023 15:28:54 UTC Recipient Verification: IP address: 63.135.54.162 ✔Email verified 28 Sep 2023 15:27:12 UTC Location: Moses Lake, United States Document completed by all parties on: 28 Sep 2023 15:28:54 UTC Page 1 of 1 Signed with PandaDoc PandaDoc is a document workflow and certified eSignature solution trusted by 40,000+ companies worldwide.