City Council

Monday, August 17, 2020 at 6 p.m.

• Advance AgendaPDF 75.2 MB
• Current AgendaPDF 81.2 MB

Ordinance C35921 - Relating to the executive and administrative organization of the City;amending SMC sections 3.01A.210, 3.01A.225, 3.01A.245, and 3.01A.365, and adopting a new section 3.01A.367 to chapter 3.01A of the Spokane Municipal Code.

Resolution 2020-0054 - Establishing guiding principles for the City of Spokane's role in the criminal justice system in Spokane County.

Resolution 2020-0055 - Setting hearing before City Council for September 14, 2020, for the vacation of various right-of-ways south of E. North Foothills Dr. and west of Perry St., as requested by the Spokane School District to accommodate the Northeast Middle School.

Resolution 2020-0056 - Setting hearing before City Council for September 21, 2020, for the vacation of the north half of Rosewood Ave. between the east line of Helena St. and 25 feet east of the west line of Lot 17, Block 27 of the plat of Gunn’s Addition, as requested by Jon and Nicol Whipple.

Resolution 2020-0057 - Setting hearing before City Council for September 21, 2020, for the vacation of Grant Street between the north line of 5th Ave. and the south line of I-90, as requested by Daren Doneen.

Resolution 2020-0058 - Recognizing the Grand Boulevard Transportation and Land Use Study (“the study”) as a declaration of the Comstock Neighborhood desired future conditions in the Grand District Center, providing direction for neighborhood-based improvement activities, as well as neighborhood priorities involving future projects.

Special Budget Ordinance C35923 - Amending Ordinance No. C35857 passed by the City Council December 16, 2019, and entitled, "An Ordinance adopting the Annual Budget of the City of Spokane for 2020, making appropriations to the various funds of the City of Spokane government for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020, and providing it shall take effect immediately upon passage," and declaring an emergency and appropriating funds in: Human Services Grant Funds, FROM: Commerce COVID ESG - Contractual Services, $272,217;TO: Commerce COVID ESG - Various Accounts, same amount. (This action provides funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic among individuals and families who are homeless or receiving homeless assistance and to support additional homeless assistance and homelessness prevention activities to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19.)

Special Budget Ordinance C35929 - Amending Ordinance No. C35857 passed by the City Council December 16, 2019, and entitled, "An Ordinance adopting the Annual Budget of the City of Spokane for 2020, making appropriations to the various funds of the City of Spokane government for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020, and providing it shall take effect immediately upon passage," and declaring an emergency and appropriating funds in: General Fund, FROM: Department of Commerce, $2,902,815;TO: General Fund Contractual Services, $2,902,815.(This action allows budgeting for the City’s necessary responses to protect the health, safety, and welfare of residents of Spokane and to mitigate the public health, social health, and economic impacts of COVID-19 in Spokane. Relates to Special Consideration S1.)

Special Consideration S1 - Contracts for COVID-19 assistance and mitigation with: a. Family Promise of Spokane-$20,000; b. Catholic Charities of Spokane-$500,000; c. Spokane Arts-$300,000; d. Geocko-$1,039,100; e. Spokane Workforce-$822,000; f. Community Minded Enterprises-$221,715.