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Staff described the event as well-coordinated with Sunshine Disposal and said the turnout was strong; the 27.14 tons is a record compared with the prior year\u0000s 25 tons. Staff presented options for improving or expanding the program, including a coupon system that would allow residents to haul limited loads to a waste-to-energy facility at no additional cost, holding two events per year (spring and fall), or offering coupons by request at city hall. Staff estimated combined costs for dumpsters, shredding and staff time at roughly $5,000 to $7,000 per cleanup event.

Councilmembers supported continuing the cleanup day and expressed interest in adding volunteer community workdays such as tree plantings and park beautification. \"I would love to have the community members go out there with the... plant trees,\" one councilmember said, supporting events that build ownership and pride in shared spaces.

Staff will explore coupon agreements with haulers, possible expansion to a fall event, and workday logistics for planting and volunteer projects. Council indicated a preference to continue the current program and to return with options and cost estimates for expanded services and coupon programs for future budgeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council","oneSentenceSummary","Medical Lake\u0000s spring cleanup day removed 27.14 tons of debris at a cost of $2,579.39; council discussed expanding the program, possible waste-to-energy coupons, and organizing volunteer planting or city workdays to boost community ownership.","taxTitle","Medical Lake, Spokane County, Washington","taxId",61153,"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},6232340,"Council approves email-archiving service to improve public-records retrieval",187,3955000,4142000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3426343-f4ba12e6864eb5fc169a060474038832&start=3955&end=4142","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3426343-f4ba12e6864eb5fc169a060474038832/thumbnail_3955000.jpg","/articles/6232340/Medical-Lake/Spokane-County/Washington/Council-approves-email-archiving-service-to-improve-public-records-retrieval","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6232340-58c15db18124e932f89a5da4ef1bdae3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771149415&Signature=WpYcUepXwNvtycpLc69XQybWqH8bIUPC74TwTy-n7QfKUaNXR7sLwyjDVXObeX1IkIXLsL~LwJhU-kx-TthqiSciWH1mPfkCyMxYK5ofjCOseGEMKO7L0~TjSwN-a95H13u1FQ9TDAnk5-G0H9J1VoA8I~NG79WZIxf0Oaj3oF2SCNkzncdnoA~F-Nc2LY13jEWJYyQqLQfnhyp9AWBVx~xTW0ghwgslgsfNmA8v7hmnLd2sB9VuukPItuLv3B7mczblTk0flavZ8av7FaIcaCvZsihzn62oAbiSg8o8h2ERwpNJp2L8VfvNucXGn4b8GNLbtxm475~IWIdB-th6dw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Medical Lake City Council unanimously approved a subscription to a third-party email-archiving service to improve public-records retrieval after staff reported problems getting complete search results from current tools.

Staff said the city has received 81 public-records requests this year and that existing, generic archiving options tied to Office 365 were \"inadequate for accomplishing what we need,\" creating potential liability for incomplete responses. The proposed product, quoted at approximately $1,200 per year for the city\u0000s deployment level, will synchronize with the city\u0000s existing email and archive historical messages so staff can retrieve records going back several years.

\"We have found that the software that Executech utilizes, which is very generic... is inadequate for accomplishing what we need to,\" staff told council. Staff described the chosen vendor as meeting the city's requirements without adopting more expensive systems that offer additional features the city would not use. Legal counsel and city staff reviewed contract terms and noted an auto-renewal clause; staff said they would cancel within the vendor's 30-day window if the product did not meet expectations.

Council action: motion and unanimous approval to execute a service agreement for the email-archiving product. Council asked staff to budget the ongoing cost in future years and to monitor renewal terms.","The council approved an annual subscription to an email-archiving product after staff said the city's current tools return incomplete results for public-records searches; staff said the service will index historical email and help respond to records requests.",{"_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},6232345,"Finance director presents administrative services self-assessment; council updates fee schedule",2468,1933000,4401000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3426343-f4ba12e6864eb5fc169a060474038832&start=1933&end=4401","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3426343-f4ba12e6864eb5fc169a060474038832/thumbnail_1933000.jpg","/articles/6232345/Medical-Lake/Spokane-County/Washington/Finance-director-presents-administrative-services-self-assessment-council-updates-fee-schedule","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6232345-1672816c4b87e586a8f986a0fea67e01/orig.mp4?Expires=1771149415&Signature=N-1DbDg7e64Td5NN0I2q90Zc7srpvheMAJoi88OUkMrVjv~kjBDDcBrXS-V6-v6rNDl1jpi1TWm4QF7YHcQIyn7g69ZYR-3c3o5VeLGXU6QVqPIfdJcDeoq8tJbDrmWh68GaD-~fRDblMP4EhzMg0MUHMxcEZiyNV0GDmdlAD2PF~0KKrXCm9XE~cBsrwi5XyH7gMH6YxDYiTrztXok6Ru~fPN7AfSd~vN0kS8Z~Xkaxjsp~iZHgZria3TOjowbAlWegj4nT~mbn2YGGluendoqeBJ6Lmrvxt2LoEIYzJ1vBAPQ-YliJDbiXzzyLWinqeVkQVwjhwSANvna4yvZ29g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Finance Director presented the Administrative Services department\u0000s self-assessment, performance measures and recent accomplishments and asked council to accept the 2024 annual report and the departmental performance metrics.

\"We had a net increase of $533,557,\" the director said when reporting the city's consolidated net change in fund balances for 2024, and described operational performance measures including 52 corrective journal entries in 2024, seven payroll correction packets and $34,000 in uncollected utility balances on inactive accounts. The director said grant management yielded about $2,000,000 in grant-funded projects in 2024 with approximately $184,000 in local match funds.

The departmental presentation reviewed priorities including policies and procedures, planning and performance, grants management and cybersecurity work such as multifactor authentication and Windows 11 migration. Staff said an external audit is scheduled and that the draft annual report in the meeting packet represents the most accurate financial statements to date.

Separately, the council reviewed and approved updates to the city fee schedule. Staff recommended keeping a $200 fee for very small special events (events under 200 people) rather than categorizing a low-attendance event as free, to recognize staff time spent processing permits, insurance checks and other administrative work. The fee-schedule update also removed duplicate listings under miscellaneous administration fees and will be reflected in the published fee schedule.

Council action: council moved and unanimously approved the 2024 annual report, accepted the Administrative Services self-assessment presentation, and unanimously adopted the updated fee schedule with the noted changes.","The city's finance director presented a departmental self-assessment with performance measures and grant metrics; council reviewed and approved changes to the municipal fee schedule, including a $200 minimum for small special-event processing.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6232350,"Residents report motorcycle racing on Evergreen Drive; city, sheriff and county plan camera system",1373,136000,1509000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3426343-f4ba12e6864eb5fc169a060474038832&start=136&end=1509","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3426343-f4ba12e6864eb5fc169a060474038832/thumbnail_136000.jpg","/articles/6232350/Medical-Lake/Spokane-County/Washington/Residents-report-motorcycle-racing-on-Evergreen-Drive-city-sheriff-and-county-plan-camera-system","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6232350-d8b8be25333e42ee77e1c93e797289c0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771149415&Signature=Eh~4nXEMyVHltPHgQqQbwNzdk-pjVxrNrBxRb9sCPNCr2HdN4slcQ~SOEbyl~QJ8BFxckIFaf3vXJGSR--d3ACL-Nh7tcY7FlrWl55UfLPMt0tFADsVik1tDp7hyd9s8gTDiXlms56izaD5g8HihRV6~JVt1bqca3t~hyPH~29FLF3fcSA2PZkXmtOQwIMXWIcsv4rs2EhQbFyO6fqIEemEJ8uJ-1nLMrGJGdbOIhjy6HUDWQmPomPYugEZusgh5wXvhF6l6TmIl9QCLGM-L2J~UaAYe6VlQlA0ZGQpiQoxlWuGYH-gUr3MUr9ecgUztA38awdFejxA1g1oP~a48fA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A resident told the Medical Lake City Council about frequent motorcycle racing on Evergreen Drive and asked how to secure more enforcement and easier reporting. \"We've had a lot of motorcycles racing up and down there,\" said Del Reiber, a resident, during the public comment period.

Council and staff encouraged residents to use the established reporting system and said local deputies could add patrols when provided with dates and times. \"The information is always great, because we only have so many resources,\" a staff member said, adding that the city would pass the resident\u0000s report along to local deputies so they could include targeted patrols.

Public-safety staff reported an uptick in calls across the county for April, not just in Medical Lake, and said crews are preparing for wildfire season with training and mitigation efforts. Cody, representing public safety, told council that April calls for the Medical Lake call line were up to 75 and that district-wide trends were higher as well; he described opportunities to improve communication with residents after vehicle incidents where the response may not include a fire truck because there were no injuries.

Council also received an update on a planned camera system. Staff said Spokane County Sheriff's Office is designing a system using its real-time crime center expertise and that the city has placed interim trail cameras and landscaping boulders in Waterfront Park to deter off-road access. City staff noted the potential to use the water tower and a partnership with BroadLink (Spokane County Broadband Public Development Authority) to provide line-of-sight connectivity so cameras could use Wi-Fi rather than a cellular link, reducing operating costs.

Council discussion: staff will pass location/time information to local deputies to request targeted patrols; continue to explore camera locations and system design with Spokane County Sheriff's Office; maintain temporary trail cameras and physical barriers in parks.

No formal ordinance or new enforcement authority was adopted during the meeting; staff were directed to follow up with the sheriff's office and to continue planning the camera system.","A resident reported recurring motorcycle racing on Evergreen Drive and the council discussed reporting options, sheriff response and a planned camera system designed with Spokane County Sheriff's Office. The fire department reported a district-wide uptick in calls and staff noted communication improvements for accident scenes.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6232356,"Medical Lake council to ask voters about fireworks; approves public display and retail permits",1487,2324000,3811000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3426343-f4ba12e6864eb5fc169a060474038832&start=2324&end=3811","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3426343-f4ba12e6864eb5fc169a060474038832/thumbnail_2324000.jpg","/articles/6232356/Medical-Lake/Spokane-County/Washington/Medical-Lake-council-to-ask-voters-about-fireworks-approves-public-display-and-retail-permits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6232356-d8a0e065b083b9cd6aafe0bfc4ebdf5a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771149415&Signature=RKn89U4b0bqIHPgptpUFT-rC5eYJpJT5-fyW2Gzmpbv05lQRO~ezNQ3hlt7bP3QRi3Pe18ovOTKkkfHF-0WMF2Bhnoe1RIVeABPhZk2bbzTOQuJR1k68KNmURL2OLs4z5rsOHegkotpWinajh1OzqkRWTfnP~82ah~GoOr-cAOkwvBIf3hyPuNCNzwghaTCvybtd~orb8SGmWbNYfN1DnjRYABWbRB64pt4s0zBFQTDgt4boTpzwWfYz3juq72-AxjE1bUJhIW-eoHqv32ClSx9NupThrjMFFMnQHJgZzrh5-eVVvPQtfOQDSlsEnCfBeAjJD5-9-f5iWrTLaJzFQA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Medical Lake City Council on Wednesday approved two retail fireworks permits and a June 20 public fireworks display and agreed to put an advisory fireworks question on the November ballot to gauge voter sentiment.

The advisory question will ask residents their view on fireworks; it is nonbinding. \"This is completely advisory,\" said Merrick Cooper, who explained the ballot measure process and emphasized that it would provide the council with data to consider before any ordinance change. The council approved permits for retail sales by the Lions Club and LifeSpring Fellowship and approved a public display contracted by Reimagine Medical Lake for Founders Day on June 20.

Council members and staff said an advisory vote gives the widest, clearest measure of public opinion. Legal counsel explained the timeline and statutory limits: any change to a fireworks ordinance would not be enforceable for 365 days after adoption, so any ordinance passed after a vote would not take effect until the following July 4. Tom, the city\u0000s legal counsel, told the council that committee members who form the \"for/against\" committees are not technically required by statute to be registered voters, though the legislature apparently assumed interested committee members would also be voters.

The city will solicit letters of interest for the pro and con committees and expects to have committees identified by mid-June so paperwork can be filed with Spokane County Elections. Spokane County Elections gave initial review feedback on the draft ballot language and said it looked good but that the city's legal counsel must prepare and approve the explanatory statement and final language for the county.

Councilmembers discussed timing and costs of different election options and agreed to hold the advisory question at the general election for cost efficiency; staff noted the city\u0000s approximate cost for last November's ballot was about $2,600 but would approach $26,000 if the city were the only item on the ballot. The council also approved two retail permit applications and the public-display permit after the fire district recommended approval with standard weather and safety conditions.

Council action: motion and unanimous approval of the permit for Reimagine Medical Lake's June 20 public fireworks display; separate unanimous approvals of two retail fireworks vendor permits (Lions Club and LifeSpring Fellowship); and direction to place an advisory fireworks question on the November ballot and solicit formation of for/against committees.

The advisory vote will be tabulated like any other election but is nonbinding; the council retains authority to decide whether to act on the result and must observe the statutory 365-day enforcement delay if an ordinance change follows.","The Medical Lake City Council voted to approve two retail fireworks permits and a June 20 public fireworks display while moving forward with an advisory ballot measure asking voters whether the city should limit personal fireworks. Council and staff discussed timing, committee formation and legal limits on enforcement timing.","actionData","errors"]

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