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\"This is the exact kind of professional discourtesy that I've come to expect from council members,\" Council member Cathcart said of how the ordinance amendment was presented. He criticized the timing and approach, saying the proposal would \"literally strike all of our existing camping code\" and leave enforcement to rules that do not yet exist.

Council member Zappone said the change was discussed in roundtable meetings and argued for the amendment: \"I support this change because I think it's actually stronger and better for Spokane to have this change. The origin of this was actually started at the roundtable discussions...how can we make something that's simpler, understood throughout the whole city...\" Zappone also said there would be more community engagement going forward.

Council member Bingle questioned some characterizations of the process and said disagreements may reflect differing recollections of past meetings: \"I certainly wouldn't accuse anybody of lying here, but probably misremembering...there were definitely opportunities where...we are meeting in other staffers' offices about, hey, here's something that we could do where we could meet in the middle.\"

Other council members raised concerns that adopting the amendment could remove the existing sit/lie protections voters approved in Prop 1 and transfer significant enforcement detail to administrative policy. Cathcart highlighted a change in timeframes discussed by some speakers, saying an earlier standard of three days had been replaced with a longer seven‑day period under the draft language.

Council member Dylan described the aim of combining rules into a single, citywide code: \"So to really bring it all under, one, umbrella. And then, on some of the questions around the effectiveness of enforcement...that intake, that case management, getting people to services, is proving, really effective.\"

Several council members also complained about limited advance access to the draft ordinance. Cathcart said council members received the document late and that a staff slideshow had been given to reporters before full council members had received written copies.

After extended discussion, the council voted to defer first reading of the ordinance to June 2; the motion to defer passed by a voice vote recorded as 5‑to‑2 with abstentions noted in the record for a member who was not present on audio at the time.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","May 12th, 2025 Spokane City Council Agenda Review Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Council members debated a proposed amendment to Spokane's camping/obstruction ordinance, with supporters saying it simplifies citywide rules and critics saying it replaces voter‑approved Prop 1 language and shifts enforcement to administrative rules. The council deferred the ordinance's first reading to June 2 by a 5‑2 vote.","taxTitle","Spokane, Spokane County, Washington","taxId",2644,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6062760,"Spokane staff brief council on five‑year interlocal agreement to coordinate homelessness work with county and Spokane Valley",242,641000,883000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3275700-b76547bff0b0ad1d9f97a07d039a80ae&start=641&end=883","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3275700-b76547bff0b0ad1d9f97a07d039a80ae/thumbnail_641000.jpg","/articles/6062760/Spokane/Spokane-County/Washington/Spokane-staff-brief-council-on-fiveyear-interlocal-agreement-to-coordinate-homelessness-work-with-county-and-Spokane-Valley","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6062760-005dea7c5d19c7c2d54c7e192f389024/orig.mp4?Expires=1775193591&Signature=g1BnY9N5IjjtaUkN5jAOfWiedWc3uVOHKzhrPBhowe-8av0-iLSC3fOm8ahNi9iocqeBkhsdLutx4Xhj8R-2cF8D86SzJMX2C4fPtgIYu41XgVRkc2Ul0p~KqgnmA8zhN-nb5mATsxUUI85cKLuRn1g5Zx6nJVzO0aWKpH25nDQRVC-gxned9QhYDU4RHC1ZHByS7X90jWlcYxH7VRl9EpXtjuf9xDPfHUwFIPGdVk-SeaCgbSPLxAJlYFA8ieQ07vSFjLlEex5GSE2BquHubpC9gpn5o9-NPE4nLNcj4~sA3uB9fxaA941-vkaOZYEWWLqLn4fZsJu7FuNI2SS~nQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dawn Kinder, a city staff member, briefed the Spokane City Council on an interlocal agreement (ILA) among the City of Spokane, Spokane County and the City of Spokane Valley intended to coordinate homelessness services and align with the Continuum of Care's five‑year plan.

\"The city, the county, and the valley, do better when coordinating and collaborating on efforts aligning, our resources, and that's in the public's best interest to cooperate in those efforts,\" Kinder said during the briefing.

Kinder summarized the ILA's alignment with the Continuum of Care (CoC) five‑year plan and listed the plan's objectives as included in the agreement: promote an equitable, accountable and transparent system; prioritize people with the greatest barriers within subpopulations; prevent episodes of homelessness when possible; house people in settings that best meet their needs; and strengthen the homeless‑system workforce.

Kinder said the draft ILA was updated based on county feedback to add a coordinated data reporting process: \"we added a k to the end of this list, coordinated data reporting process that provides information regarding homelessness and performance to the Spokane City Council, the Spokane Valley City Council, the Spokane County Board of Commissioners, and the general public.\"

In response to council questions, Kinder said data are reported publicly through quarterly performance reports and the Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) dashboards, which are updated quarterly and now show multiple quarters for comparison. She said staff can pull specific data reports for council members on request.

Kinder also described a change to section 6 titled \"right to contract independently / no encumbrances,\" and read language added from counsel: \"nothing in this agreement shall be construed to authorize the commitment of any party's funds or the execution of contracts on behalf of that party that encumbers public funds or resources without the approval of that party's legislative body to the extent such approval is required under local code or procurement policies.\"

The city clerk's office later brought a procedural motion to amend the consent item OPR 20250362 (the ILA item). The council moved and seconded an amendment to OPR 20250362; the motion was put to a voice vote and passed.

Kinder said the ILA would run for five years from execution so it lines up with the CoC five‑year planning cycle. She said the Spokane County Board of Commissioners was scheduled to vote the next day and Spokane Valley had postponed its action pending county feedback.

No final interlocal agreement was adopted in the briefing; the council approved a motion to amend the consent agenda item before it is considered on the consent calendar.","City staff described a proposed five‑year interlocal agreement with Spokane County and Spokane Valley to align homelessness work to the Continuum of Care five‑year plan, added a coordinated public reporting obligation, and the council approved a technical amendment to the consent item.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6062765,"Spokane staff say city shifting toward granular deicers, not straight brine",83,442000,525000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3275700-b76547bff0b0ad1d9f97a07d039a80ae&start=442&end=525","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3275700-b76547bff0b0ad1d9f97a07d039a80ae/thumbnail_442000.jpg","/articles/6062765/Spokane/Spokane-County/Washington/Spokane-staff-say-city-shifting-toward-granular-deicers-not-straight-brine","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6062765-05141bb13f0117cef31b12ccc1a82270/orig.mp4?Expires=1775193591&Signature=FIVb67WbEo-y5ZzIYA1ucHTzbxNrQjTAwwXlaKumbB85pIudzpjg5uWAFm1IbIvYehPWRNERJOHb04v5a4OZNJ9N0Et8E686ymTbAmuseT77-vdkGLPKu6iUh6cLZHKAxR4lA09tzDqIOuV78UZSfMru3JxfrUnlmnAfe9hd3PxLAP~D2BJhz1aCsPssUgtX8kVdi6qFhbU66WOjaRvxU~gu9KSnIjtjR8XwrjbJvB~eHg8upJhfwX~X2hN72VUgII36LgWcV1GdR3QnPjBjNpJFyGc8S6yhAa05itI1ihn-xmJCsR38fozs9Sxi7dw17UaqOB40nk7ipbVCty8GQQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Marlene Feist, a city staff member, told the Spokane City Council briefing the city has shifted toward using more dry granular deicer this winter while still using liquid products in pretreatment.

\"All deicers are a salt,\" Feist said. \"The liquid deicer we use is magnesium chloride, but all deicers are a salt.\"

Feist said granular deicers provide more grit for vehicle traction, reduce the amount of sand crews must later sweep up, and can remain effective on milder, melting days when liquids might be washed away. She also said the liquid product remains useful when crews pretreat roads ahead of a storm so the liquid can be incorporated into accumulating snow.

The briefing noted the city includes corrosion inhibitors in its deicer products. Feist described successful use of a granular product in bike lanes and said the city can put deicer into the sander box used on some routes. She added that the change reflects a transfer in how funds are spent rather than an overall increase in cost: \"The cost isn't different. It's just we are transferring where we're spending the money. So less liquid, more dry granular. But the cost, overall is about the same,\" Feist said.

Council member Bingle asked whether a recent TV report that suggested the city would use \"straight brine\" had been corrected; Feist said the outlet issued an online correction but that on-air coverage could not be retracted.

No formal action was taken during the briefing; the item was presented as a consent briefing for council information.

City staff indicated they will continue to use both product types based on conditions and operational needs, and that the granular product has been deployed successfully in bike lanes and other targeted applications.","City staff told the Spokane City Council briefing that the city has been using more dry granular deicer recently while continuing to use liquid magnesium chloride for pretreating; officials said overall cost is similar and that granular products help with traction and reduce sand cleanup.","actionData","errors"]

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Council debate over encampment ordinance centers on process, enforcement and Prop 1; vote to defer first reading to June 2

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Spokane staff say city shifting toward granular deicers, not straight brine