City Council Meetings

MOSES LAKE CITY COUNCIL June 25, 2024 EXECUTIVE SESSION (reference minutes for special meetings) JOINT MEEETING with PLANNING COMMISSION (reference minutes for UDC) CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Moses Lake City Council was called to order at 6:40 p.m. by Mayor Swartz 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 Swartz; Deputy Mayor Madewell; Council Members Lombardi, Skaug, Fancher, and Myers. Council Member Martinez attended remotely. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council Member Myers led the Flag Salute. AGENDA APPROVAL Mayor Swartz removed New Business item (2) Groundworks Lease Extension and Council Member Lombardi removed Sleep Center Electrical Project from the Consent Agenda item (c). Action taken: Council Member Lombardi moved to approve the Agenda as amended, second by Deputy Mayor Madewell. The motion carried 6 – 1, Council Member Myers opposed. PRESENTATION Parks and Recreation Month Proclamation Mayor Swartz read and presented proclamation to Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services (PRCS) Director Doug Coutts. CITIZEN’S COMMUNICATION Miscellaneous – Elisia Dalluge, Moses Lake, offered assistance to provide federal legislative contacts for water funding, advised of hate crime reporting online, commented on sleep center contract, parks management, and pride month. SUMMARY REPORTS MAYOR’S REPORT Sister City Student Exchange Fundraiser The Yonezawa Student Exchange Committee will be sending three students to Japan in July and they will in turn host students from Japan in August. They will hold a fundraising event on July 10 at 5:30 p.m. at Columbia Basin Tech Skills Center. Document Ref: 7TFUU-6BXHM-YR4BJ-E53HB Page 1 of 3  CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – June 25, 2024 CITY MANAGER’S REPORT New PRCS Employees PRCS Director Doug Coutts introduced Parks Maintenance Technician Javier Garza and Recreation Supervisor Colleen Seto. Ms. Seto was unable to be present. City Manager Resignation and Contract Amendment Finance Director Madeline Prentice requested Council to waive the 60-day termination notice, include accrued sick leave payout, and COBRA benefit through the end of 2024. Council, staff, and former staff thanked City Manager Kevin Fuhr for his service. Action taken: Council Member Fancher moved to accept the City Manager’s resignation, waive the 60-day termination notice, payout accrued sick and vacation leave, and provide COBRA benefits through the end of 2024 as proposed, second by Council Member Myers. The motion carried 7 – 0. PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED The public hearing for the Development Code Update was originally continued on June 12 to today, and is further continued to July 9 to allow for additional review. CONSENT AGENDA #1 a. Electronic Transfer: N/A Checks: 165770 - 165965 - $1,041,138.50 Payroll Checks: 06-07-2024 PR, #66211 - 66248 - $15,456.70 Electronic Payments: 06-07-2024 Direct Deposit: - $672,031.92 b. CARES Grant Continuation c. removed d. Accept COF Valve Replacement Project (GC2023-096) Action taken: Council Member Fancher moved to approve the Consent Agenda minus item (c), second by Council Member Myers. The motion carried 7 – 0. NEW BUSINESS #2 Wastewater System Plan Resolution 3984 Keller & Associates presented the Plan to Council in May and Department of Ecology has since reviewed and approved on June 4. Council requested staff have the consultant provide a fact sheet on methods of rate calculations based on anticipated future development for necessary capital projects and implementation for concurrency. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS July 3rd Live Music and Fireworks Show PRCS Director Doug Coutts has booked the 133rd Army Reserve Band, food vendors, the mobile Recreation Van, and fireworks show at 10 p.m. Advertisement on city social media, local paper, radio, and regionally is done with Lodging Tax funds. pg. 2 Document Ref: 7TFUU-6BXHM-YR4BJ-E53HB Page 2 of 3  CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – June 25, 2024 Grant County Economic Development Contract Update City Manager Kevin Fuhr advised that he has executed the EDC contract with an additional $3,500 for services from Grant County Trends. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS Council Member Skaug shared his excitement on wells turned on and wells that were approved to be turned on if needed. Council Member Lombardi acknowledged the Chamber of Commerce for their efforts on economic development and senior services. Mayor Swartz recognized the Boys and Girls Club for their local fundraising efforts to keep the Larson Campus open for summer school due to recent shortfall in school district funding. He clarified on a recent newspaper article that staff is working with school district to address their water usage and advised that several cities are engaging again with Grant County staff for a countywide comprehensive planning update. ADJOURNMENT The regular meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m. ______________________________________ Dustin Swartz, Mayor ATTEST____________________________ Debbie Burke, City Clerk pg. 3 Document Ref: 7TFUU-6BXHM-YR4BJ-E53HB Page 3 of 3 Signature Certificate Reference number: 7TFUU-6BXHM-YR4BJ-E53HB Signer Timestamp Signature Debbie Burke Email: dburke@cityofml.com Sent: 23 Oct 2024 22:51:19 UTC Viewed: 31 Oct 2024 18:39:44 UTC Signed: 31 Oct 2024 23:52:13 UTC Recipient Verification: IP address: 63.135.54.162 ✔Email verified 31 Oct 2024 18:39:44 UTC Location: Moses Lake, United States Mayor Dustin Swartz Email: dswartz@cityofml.com Shared via link Sent: 23 Oct 2024 22:51:19 UTC Viewed: 31 Oct 2024 23:52:54 UTC IP address: 63.135.54.162 Signed: 31 Oct 2024 23:53:12 UTC Location: Moses Lake, United States Document completed by all parties on: 31 Oct 2024 23:53:12 UTC Page 1 of 1 Signed with PandaDoc PandaDoc is a document workflow and certified eSignature solution trusted by 50,000+ companies worldwide.