Palouse City Council Meeting & Two Public Hearings, July 10, 2012

PALOUSE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

July 10, 2012 7:00 pm

Public Hearing – 6Yr Street Plan

Public Hearing – 2013 Revenue Sources

Regular Council Meeting

Palouse City Hall – 120 E. Main Street

CALL TO ORDER: 

ROLL CALL:

PUBLIC HEARING:  6 Year Transportation Improvement Plan

PUBLIC HEARING:  2013 Revenue Sources

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:  Regular Council Meeting of June 26, 2012.

PUBLIC WORKS REPORT: 

POLICE REPORT: 

OLD BUSINESS:

NEW BUSINESS:

Whitman County yard waste discussion

Resolution 2012-03:  Interfund loan terms for repayment

COMMITTEE REPORTS/REQUESTS:

• Parks, Cemetery & Buildings
• Water & Sewer 
• Policy & Administration
• Police Fire & Safety
• Streets & Sidewalks
• Finance, Property & Equipment
• Personnel & Pool 

OPEN FORUM:

MAYOR’S REPORT:

ALLOW PAYMENT OF BILLS:

ADJOURN:

The Palouse City Hall is accessible to persons with disabilities.  Persons requiring special accommodations should, before 5:00 PM the Monday preceding the Council Meeting, contact the City Clerk at 120 E. Main Street, PO Box 248, Palouse, WA  99161, or 878-1811 or cityclerk@palouse.com.

Palouse Planning Meeting Tonight, July 10, 2012

Palouse Planning

Agenda

7/10/2012

7:00 p.m.

Call to order
Roll call
Approval of minutes from last meetingMinutes corrections and approval for 6/4/2012 minutes.　
New businessA new commissioner is needed to fill the vacant position left by Mark Bailey.
City Council Matters
Old Business
Work Session:
AdjournmentDiscuss survey questions. Everyone to have reviewed the original survey questions from ’96 and Mark Bailey’s re-write of the survey questions.1. Assigned sections for review and update.
Land Use – Robin Rilette
Transportation – Jay Iverson
Public Facilities – Mary Estes
Environment – Lynne Nelson
New Chapter on telecommunications – Mark Bailey
2. A new secretary is needed.　　 Work Session:
Discuss survey questions. Everyone to have reviewed the original survey questions from ’96 and Mark Bailey’s re-write of the survey questions.
Adjournment　　

Preliminary Agenda Special Fairfield Town Council Meeting, July 10, 2012

Town of Fairfield • 218 East Main/PO Box 334 • Fairfield, WA 99012 • Telephone: (509)283‐2414 • Fax: (888)595‐5579, townoffairfield@cougarwireless.net• 218 East Main/PO Box 334 • Fairfield, WA 99012 • Telephone: (509)283‐2414 • Fax: (888)595‐5579

Mayor Ed Huber & Council Members

Harry Gibbons Mary Branon George Davidson Valerie Spurrell Brian Kauffman

PRELIMINARY AGENDA
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETINGCOUNCIL MEETING
JULY 10, 2012
7:00 P.M.P.M.

7:00 Call to Order

A special meeting will be held to discuss engineering credentials for upcoming projects.

Adjourn

Questions concerning items appearing on this Agenda or requests for accommodations of special needs to participate in the meeting should be addressed to the Town Clerk, 218 E Main Street, Fairfield, WA 99012 or call (509) 283-2414.

Palouse City Council Agenda - July 10, 2012

PALOUSE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

July 10, 2012

7:00 pm

Regular Council Meeting

Palouse City Hall – 120 E. Main Street

CALL TO ORDER: 

ROLL CALL: 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:  Regular Council Meeting of June 26, 2012.

PUBLIC WORKS REPORT: 

POLICE REPORT: 

OLD BUSINESS:

NEW BUSINESS:

Whitman County yard waste discussion

Resolution 2012-03:  Interfund loan terms for repayment

COMMITTEE REPORTS/REQUESTS:

• Parks, Cemetery & Buildings
• Water & Sewer 
• Policy & Administration
• Police Fire & Safety
• Streets & Sidewalks
• Finance, Property & Equipment
• Personnel & Pool 

OPEN FORUM:

MAYOR’S REPORT:

ALLOW PAYMENT OF BILLS:

ADJOURN:

The Palouse City Hall is accessible to persons with disabilities.  Persons requiring special accommodations should, before 5:00 PM the Monday preceding the Council Meeting, contact the City Clerk at 120 E. Main Street, PO Box 248, Palouse, WA  99161, or 878-1811 or cityclerk@palouse.com.

Palouse City Planning Agenda July 10, 2012

Palouse Planning

Agenda

7/10/2012

7 p.m.

Palouse City Hall – 120 E. Main Street

Call to order
Roll call
Approval of minutes from last meetingMinutes corrections and approval for 6/4/2012 minutes.
　
New businessA new commissioner is needed to fill the vacant position left by Mark Bailey.
City Council Matters
Old Business
Work Session:
AdjournmentDiscuss survey questions. Everyone to have reviewed the original survey questions from ’96 and Mark Bailey’s re-write of the survey questions.1. Assigned sections for review and update.
Land Use – Robin Rilette
Transportation – Jay Iverson
Public Facilities – Mary Estes
Environment – Lynne Nelson
New Chapter on telecommunications – Mark Bailey
2. A new secretary is needed.
　
　

Palouse Planning Draft Minutes

Palouse Planning

Draft Minutes

6/5/2012

7 p.m.

Call to order
Roll call
Mary Estes, Jay Iverson, Corey Laughary, Chris Hallan, Robin Rilette, Guests: Tim Jones, Heather McGehee, Chris Thurman, Michael Echenova.
Approval of minutes from last meetingMinutes approved with no edits. Mary Estes moved to approve minutes from 5-1-12, Chris Hallan seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
　
New business Chris Hallan volunteered as interim secretary due to Mark Bailey’s resignation 5-1-12. Mary Estes moved for Chris to take the secretary office, Jay Iverson seconded. Another commissioner is needed to fill the vacant position who can assume secretarial duties.
City Council Matters
Old Business
Work Session:
AdjournmentMotion to adjourn @ 8:47 by Mary Estes. Seconded by Chris Hallan. Motion passed unanimously. Meeting adjourned @ 8:47.1. Assigned sections for review and update.
a. Land Use – Robin Rilette
i. 28 active businesses in Palouse commercial district as per Palouse Chamber. Discussion about calling some proprietors of home businesses that are not Chamber members
ii. Land available is limited. Edit section to include Brownfield Project b. Transportation – Jay Iverson
i. Still communicating with the state regarding the bridge.
ii. “Coast” bus is gone & “Share Ride” is gone
iii. Insert transportation question in survey regarding the need for public transportation other than school buses.c. Public Facilities – Mary Estes
i. 1^st 2 pages written by the City of Palouse, to be approved by the Dept. of Health
ii. Gathering city class size for schools
iii. RV park to be added
iv. Many goals listed have already been achieved. Language needs to be changed in some goals. Discussion about adding a recycling center to the list of goals.
v. Mayor Echenova pointed out that 600’ of railroad track has been replaced.d. Environment – Lynne Nelson
e. New Chapter on telecommunications – Mark Bailey2. Survey question review
a. Discussion about rewrite of questions 15 & 16. Corey suggested keeping open-ended question about what you most-like & least-like about Palouse.
b. Suggested by Jay Iverson for everyone to review both the original survey questions from the ’96 survey & Mark’s re-write of the survey questions.
c. July meeting on the 10^th rather than the 3^rd. 1. Survey budget: $700 allocated for planning commission expenditures. Discussion about seeking partner financing if required (i.e. fire department, city council, school)
2. Brownfield update: Demolition of former Palouse Producers site scheduled for Monday, 6-11-12.
3. Cascade Cycle Club from Seattle will return to Palouse August 7^th-8^th

Fairfield Town Council Adds Executive Session to July 2, 2012 Agenda

Fairfield Town Council agenda for the July 2, 2012 meeting has been amended to include an exective session, scheduled to follow Review Complaints and Compliments.