City Council

Monday, October 27, 2014 at 6 p.m.

• Advance AgendaPDF 1.1 MB
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Emergency Budget Ordinance C35162 - amending Ordinance No. C35062 passed the City Council November 25, 2013, and entitled, "An Ordinance adopting the Annual Budget of the City of Spokane for 2014, making appropriations to the various funds, departments and programs of the City of Spokane government for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014, and providing it shall take effect immediately upon passage," and declaring an emergency and appropriating funds in: General Fund FROM: Office Manager and Engineering Tech III, $17,500 TO: BDS Systems and Services Manager, same amount. [This action transfers $14,000 from General Fund Office Manager (from 1 to 0 positions) and $3,500 from General Fund Engineering Tech III (no change in # of positions) to General Fund BDS Systems and Services Manager (from 0 to 1 position).].

Emergency Budget Ordinance C35171 - amending Ordinance No. C35062 passed the City Council November 25, 2013, and entitled, "An Ordinance adopting the Annual Budget of the City of Spokane for 2014, making appropriations to the various funds, departments and programs of the City of Spokane government for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014, and providing it shall take effect immediately upon passage," and declaring an emergency and appropriating funds in: Solid Waste Disposal Fund FROM: Unappropriated Reserves, $604,986; TO: Various Accounts, same amount. (This action budgets positions necessary for the City to take over operations of the Waste-to-Energy Facility.)

Emergency Budget Ordinance C35172 - amending Ordinance No. C35062 passed the City Council November 25, 2013, and entitled, "An Ordinance adopting the Annual Budget of the City of Spokane for 2014, making appropriations to the various funds, departments and programs of the City of Spokane government for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014, and providing it shall take effect immediately upon passage," and declaring an emergency and appropriating funds in: General Fund FROM: City Council, $10,000; TO: CNNS, $9,000 and Police, $1,000. (This action budgets funds to CNS for the mobile mural project and to Police for the C.O.P.S. NOPS Program.)

Emergency Budget Ordinance C35173 - amending Ordinance No. C35062 passed the City Council November 25, 2013, and entitled, "An Ordinance adopting the Annual Budget of the City of Spokane for 2014, making appropriations to the various funds, departments and programs of the City of Spokane government for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014, and providing it shall take effect immediately upon passage," and declaring an emergency and appropriating funds in: Asset Management Fund FROM: Unappropriated Reservers, $375,000; TO: Other Improvements, same amount. (This action establishes a budget for capital improvements to the Hillyard Police Precinct.)

Emergency Ordinance C35170 - authorizing the issuance and sale of water and wastewater system revenue bonds of the City in the principal amount of not to exceed $210,000,000 for the purposes of improving the health of the Spokane River and protecting the region’s aquifer by acquiring, constructing and installing certain additions and betterments to the City’s water and wastewater system; delegating authority to the designated representative to determine the manner of sale of the bonds, approve the number of series, tax status of each series, and other terms of the bonds under the conditions set forth herein; and declaring an emergency.

Ordinance C35167 - relating to use of immigration status information; adopting a new Section 3.10.050 to Chapter 3.10 of the Spokane Municipal Code.

Ordinance C35168 - relating to the United Native Americans of Spokane Public Development Authority; amending SMC Sections 4.25A.020, 4.25A.040, 4.25A.050, 4.25A.080 and 4.25A.110 and amending the charter of the Authority.

Ordinance C35169 - relating to lobbying by officers and employees; amending SMC Section 2.03.010.

Resolution 2014-0102 - declaring an emergency and authorizing the Waste To Energy (WTE) Facility to contract with McCoy Power Consultants (Minden, NV) (Wheelabrator’s existing Consultant under contract) in lieu of public bidding for maintaining compliance of the NERC/FERC Reliability Standards—estimated cost $131,175, including travel for an eighteen-month term.

Resolution 2014-0103 - requesting a comprehensive plan amendment in 2015 regarding zoning for manufactured and mobile homes.