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Council members motioned to set the lease term to commence in June 2025 and to terminate on Feb. 3, 2026, with an option for month-to-month extensions (the motion as amended allowed up to four additional month-to-month extensions, subject to council approval). The council then approved rent at $1,500 per month by voice vote.

Council discussed the specific term and the inclusion of a month-to-month extension clause. Legal and staff clarified the resolution will be forwarded to the prospective tenant for final signature and that the lease will proceed under the terms the council set.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council","oneSentenceSummary","After an executive session, the council approved a temporary lease of the Medical Lake Depot beginning in June 2025, setting the monthly rent at $1,500 and authorizing a term that includes potential month-to-month extensions.","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},6213316,"Medical Lake presents 6-year transportation improvement program and recent TIB awards",834,2243000,3077000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3676887-92cb0366f0fa2ca529f66455c5568661&start=2243&end=3077","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3676887-92cb0366f0fa2ca529f66455c5568661/thumbnail_2243000.jpg","/articles/6213316/Medical-Lake/Spokane-County/Washington/Medical-Lake-presents-6-year-transportation-improvement-program-and-recent-TIB-awards","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6213316-467a6145a16cbe43cf7a7dca8ef10c14/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146994&Signature=ZrbJqau5IWf72xB9OWpczCCr-oMz52TTi5KoL~PEmMZNfoMU1HgbItHodb6GvPDWGHlXmRcLfYcXHkHqyjdp~ZlNBombXH2WSadUXe7ludcnETXzKdlko7pk9OYBHtOSKHPop4UXXvjPLC2vFptTmm3kYhgqgAld6UlRc1MdYLLrOHSPFtXtzOeqQUUSzK51gIWakYAcOHMlfB99~Nx0bSRBfwHomJJOy4VsAqHitGHGobCA2wJhJA35i8JjhBsfzp5LFTJbDh~FT~EEqQFrbQYw7k9tVSabVoIXHOT1OVOzcNxUsW1aCDIz8l76OgqUmk0aa0VWljyxvsVK10k1kA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff presented a draft six-year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) to the Medical Lake City Council on June 3 and held a public hearing; staff said they will prepare a resolution for adoption at the June 17 meeting.

Public works and planning staff described recent grant awards and projects including a roughly $750,000 full-depth reclamation and sidewalk project on Barker Street (awarded February 2023), a nearly $1.2 million resurfacing award for multiple north–south streets (described as “project red town,” awarded February 2024), an additional grant of about $1.4 million to resurface more than eight miles of roadway this coming summer, and a roughly $2.3 million TIB award to enhance active transportation along LaFayette Street as part of the Complete Streets project.

Staff also noted targeted repairs related to fire-recovery work on streets damaged during fire response and said preservation techniques such as scrub seal would not be sufficient for those roads; some streets will require removal and replacement of pavement or overlays, and staff will seek FEMA reimbursement where appropriate. The draft TIP includes planned intersection work on State Route 902 at Stanley and Brooks and a LaFayette Street project that may include a roundabout.

No speakers asked to testify at the hearing and the council closed the hearing; staff will prepare a resolution and bring it back for adoption on June 17. An online commenter later asked about scheduling for east–west scrub-seal work; staff said scrub-seal work is scheduled for this summer with anticipated mobilization in July but that exact dates are pending.","Staff reviewed the draft 6-year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), recent Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) awards and planned preservation and reconstruction projects, and opened a public hearing; the council will consider a resolution on June 17.",{"_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},6213321,"Medical Lake staff outline 20-year comprehensive plan update and public outreach",604,1162000,1766000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3676887-92cb0366f0fa2ca529f66455c5568661&start=1162&end=1766","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3676887-92cb0366f0fa2ca529f66455c5568661/thumbnail_1162000.jpg","/articles/6213321/Medical-Lake/Spokane-County/Washington/Medical-Lake-staff-outline-20-year-comprehensive-plan-update-and-public-outreach","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6213321-5b3fc44a9dc62cf4d065bf6876dca316/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146994&Signature=QoCK9gOYg5PsZZHE07dHY7yInNDiSOeMMorjM-bzLgCg9k5m3xKMYXQigFkJUFi964DfHODoPzauH-PW2gQ99wg46cCKu92ylxHAfd9-iP2qWI77rV0pWlhmdN9D5xVhfUcxzjGv6ibF4O6-uMWSK3fk4vbgymr6ZBdlErTJMc4pFsaPCuN~Y9pTlBa~bQNBOP3dJ0NKZe1g9QintVnJ-p0JRbmdJ1nsmI5ksbLZYd538un9WVklu97N-20q-rF3cGaplLc5EzFgttp00rRtA1YtFIimuQb6K-d~XOyLzGALzdcm-mcQFGHo3Cx5tzGVZEnkM2VaLhq1jL-Csz-qfw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Alisa Rodriguez, senior planner for the City of Medical Lake, updated the council June 3 on the city’s comprehensive plan periodic update, a state-required 20-year outlook that the city revises every 10 years.

Rodriguez said the city has two grants supporting the update: a general grant for the comprehensive plan and development regulations (part of which will fund a standalone transportation plan) and a climate resilience grant that funded a hazard mitigation plan and communications plan to be incorporated into the comp plan. “We have 2 grants,” Rodriguez said, and she described the update as being roughly a year out from adoption if the schedule holds.

Rodriguez described a six-phase process currently in Phase 1 (idea phase), the periodic update steering committee she has formed, and multiple public engagement steps. She told council the city has posted surveys online (including a “pulse of the community” survey open through June 23) and will distribute QR codes at Founders Day. The steering committee includes council member Spears, the mayor, representatives from the planning commission, parks board, school district, Reimagine and the Department of Social and Health Services; Rodriguez said the city hopes to add faith and business community representatives.

Staff emphasized alignment between the comprehensive plan and the capital improvement plan and noted the state-required audit of existing plans and development regulations had identified mostly recent legislative changes to address rather than wholesale rewrites.

Rodriguez said she will return about monthly with updates and that development regulations work will follow the comp plan update timetable.","Senior planner presented the city’s periodic comprehensive plan update process, outreach plan and schedule for a 20-year (to 2046) plan; staff said the update is about a year from adoption and will include transportation and hazard mitigation elements.",{"_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},6213326,"Medical Lake weighs options as municipal court interlocal with Cheney nears end",682,1656000,2338000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3676887-92cb0366f0fa2ca529f66455c5568661&start=1656&end=2338","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3676887-92cb0366f0fa2ca529f66455c5568661/thumbnail_1656000.jpg","/articles/6213326/Medical-Lake/Spokane-County/Washington/Medical-Lake-weighs-options-as-municipal-court-interlocal-with-Cheney-nears-end","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6213326-f504e8ec8314e62d526942ec9a8b0a74/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146994&Signature=nZmiU4Yo8RvQj~n6wNpOXXP4nnv7dKyV3eGWZTcJH8jXfPEJd0p9jQRPJeM8V-oP4n474TRawF4nEirdu22lxWxIpnID-wJ-Q5~4KAs-968ESq0hTdBbxuKmQHfLHc1l-lCiI0SyahmrLm52UHyBq1442oRzy2eHSBn3L8AodPz62cIvsmufwLF4yENEBXC~CQ2wKWknBb1OSy7BLOFg8FJ4FTqXu0S7D8SA2Kc1Vt2rUh761EY1TjxT6J1AlZaUFW2118wIDQdajiw7ovROVft~JlpTkDpfY7zh7wfw5xGx5l7glCeezl1VOir0ibY-roQKEr5VNJ~tNYGAf92mow__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff told the Medical Lake City Council on June 3 that the city’s interlocal agreement with the City of Cheney for municipal court services, in place since February 2014, is set to expire at the end of the year and that the city must give 180 days’ notice to make changes.

Sunny (city staff) explained the existing contract is a flat-rate arrangement that covers judicial services and jail costs, while the city contracts separately for prosecutor and public defender services. Staff said total filings are small: “74 cases,” of which they reported 20 criminal charges and 54 infractions in the most recent reporting period presented to council.

The council discussed three main options: renegotiate the flat-rate contract with Cheney; seek court services from another municipal court or a multi-city consolidated court in the West Plains; or reestablish a Medical Lake municipal court. Staff and council noted reestablishing a standalone court would require hiring judicial and administrative personnel and would likely be expensive for the city’s caseload.

Council members asked about geographic convenience for residents, potential cost apportionment among neighboring jurisdictions, and judicial appointment cycles. Staff said Cheney, Airway Heights and other West Plains jurisdictions have been informally discussing consolidation and that the city’s next step is to request proposals and cost comparisons.

Council authorized staff to prepare a resolution for the next meeting to start the formal notice and comparison process. The resolution will include proposed contract options and cost estimates to compare staying with Cheney, contracting with another municipal court, or standing up the city’s own court.","City staff briefed the council on the expiring interlocal agreement with Cheney for municipal court services and outlined options including renegotiation, partnering with other West Plains jurisdictions, or reestablishing a standalone court.",{"_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},6213331,"Medical Lake council sends advisory fireworks ban question to November ballot",4583,148000,4731000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3676887-92cb0366f0fa2ca529f66455c5568661&start=148&end=4731","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3676887-92cb0366f0fa2ca529f66455c5568661/thumbnail_148000.jpg","/articles/6213331/Medical-Lake/Spokane-County/Washington/Medical-Lake-council-sends-advisory-fireworks-ban-question-to-November-ballot","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6213331-912752c575c040ffca130e4077547f48/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146994&Signature=ZvB7pZN0R5a8SBZfNT-jWu9FMYDXu~DHfCMoJ0vNGxWhPdhvd2LvTr5d8Oosi35N4TC8Hi3~E5T46WgY9J9E67~15J8Z0UWoPWRQxYVfavjgGRAAPCKUsUAz-HfwFJRMjK0pffegiSam06Yohw3axnROV07sKH1ObVWZ94dW9icRn7Y5Pf0AbrUDZS8NKLztWsg2Knp6JHnfGhi~uiJ8if4r5NKKy7TifRzuhvPg6tmL1o9XUTIRRsEBSwIb6p8sW2J2Uj4yAlxL7P7xKkFVoB-zi388aQy6i3jdte3PMBbX5lC6g10UDQ350j-z0OVOGOaDsQouJXZ~LxLnZw7oSg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Medical Lake City Council on June 3 approved a resolution asking voters this November whether the sale, possession and discharge of consumer fireworks should be prohibited in the city.

The advisory question is nonbinding, council members said, but the vote will appear in the voters’ pamphlet and may inform future council action. Council passed Resolution 25-7-54 by voice vote; there were no recorded dissents.

Michael Wagner, a Medical Lake resident, urged the council to put a ban on the ballot and described noise and safety impacts, saying, “Since I have moved here ... I’ve taken on a totally different perspective” and that fireworks distress pets and wildlife. Wagner also told the council that, in his view, many of the devices he sees discharged locally are unlawful without a pyrotechnics license.

City staff told the council the question will be placed on the November ballot as an advisory measure and that the city will follow state rules for the voters’ pamphlet and for appointing short “for” and “against” committees. The mayor or mayor’s designee will appoint up to three members to each committee; appointees must be residents of the city, the council was told.

Council members directed staff to solicit committee applicants publicly, bring names back for council approval, and proceed on the timetable necessary to meet November ballot deadlines. The council emphasized the vote is advisory and that any regulatory action after the vote would be the council’s separate decision.

The council also noted the measure’s procedural limits: words for the voters’ pamphlet are restricted by statute and the committees will work with a lawyer to finalize their pamphlet statements.

The advisory question approved by the council reads, in effect, whether the sale, possession and discharge of consumer fireworks should be prohibited in the city of Medical Lake. The council did not adopt any ban at the meeting; the approved action was to place the advisory question on the ballot for public input.","The Medical Lake City Council approved a resolution to place a nonbinding advisory question on the November ballot asking whether sale, possession and discharge of consumer fireworks should be prohibited in the city.","actionData","errors"]

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