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Doug Chase said Camas Meadows is on track for late‑summer completion and that a 10‑foot paved pathway across Melville will link the park to adjacent neighborhoods. \"We're looking at late summer, early fall,\" Chase said when asked about a completion window.

On Plants Ferry, Chase said the county had secured an additional $1 million in state capital funds and will use previously committed county funds to expand the project scope. He said the extra funds will allow the contractor to build three synthetic turf fields, full illumination, added parking and irrigation enhancements that reduce long‑term maintenance costs. Chase explained that completing all three fields in a single construction package also optimizes earthwork and grading so the fields sit at the same elevation rather than adding later phasing complications.

Because the county is still finalizing a formal state contract for the additional funds, staff asked the board to authorize a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that would let the contractor begin the expanded scope now with the understanding that a formal change order will be executed after the state contract is in place. Chase said staff expects to return in July with the formal change order once the state contract is finalized.

Commissioners discussed potential partner contributions for a pedestrian connection to Trent Avenue and asked parks staff to follow up with Spokane Valley about possible cost participation. Commissioners did not record a formal vote during the briefing; staff requested authorization for the chair or CEO to sign the MOU so construction can proceed without delay if the board agrees to that path.

No formal procurement action or change order was approved during the meeting; staff said they will return with contract documents and a formal change order request after state funding paperwork is completed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board Briefing Meeting 2025.06.17","oneSentenceSummary","Spokane County parks staff told commissioners that Camas Meadows is nearing completion and that Plants Ferry's scope will expand to three illuminated synthetic fields after county and state capital funds were aligned.","taxTitle","Spokane County, Washington","taxId",2643,"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},6190610,"County engineering proposes buying sweepers and Vactors with Monsanto settlement funds to cut rental costs",1496,3513000,5009000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5040325-5d47ebf3e1c46a842b0922573a065f78&start=3513&end=5009","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5040325-5d47ebf3e1c46a842b0922573a065f78/thumbnail_3513000.jpg","/articles/6190610/Spokane-County/Washington/County-engineering-proposes-buying-sweepers-and-Vactors-with-Monsanto-settlement-funds-to-cut-rental-costs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6190610-502b6e462cbb892928abf9c0d264a64a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770922177&Signature=cgLnBfFQPdNqYGSMf8l4xiFiQ-o0BdYnP6KbFlgIlEFHFNr4HfMYwCAqIlrUk4Sls~kzvHTizWOTTkxAbweHK3FrzMl~lkKaSDmBp7Q-2aQIx1Mru3s0HJMU2z6VNSR1~OAcve5Giqaj97g98sX-41k9DgKblrU9ELOmEZMv~3hPYpnyZmSylgGZn5RGMkpxgk9Yr5wIiHxFSonDBECCvLm8D97-ygPBavZMnkd702PHioLs2QqN57jKKNmRzfMURycdz1smw02fZBb7Fghpz2oP3bJK0-afqOxZ1v049nhFMM4afbrqlkB-I7RfzIQhopICHyszNAcKTRNZViuyPQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Spokane County engineering staff told commissioners on June 17 that the county has received $2 million from a portion of the Monsanto Part B settlement and proposed buying street sweepers and Vactor (vacuum) trucks to replace expensive rentals and to expand stormwater maintenance capacity.

\"We currently spend quite a bit of money renting sweepers and Vactors—$76,000 and $145,000 a year respectively,\" the county's stormwater presenter said. Staff said purchasing the equipment would produce an estimated five‑year payback for sweepers and about a 4½‑year payback for Vactor trucks based on current rental costs.

The county had requested about $5.1 million of Part B funds for a broader set of stormwater projects; the special master awarded $2 million. Staff said the equipment purchase would allow the county to bring sweeping and catch-basin cleaning in‑house, improve source‑control for pollutants such as PCBs and free road‑fund dollars that otherwise would pay for rentals.

Engineering staff also described a list of outfall projects (bridge/culvert discharges) originally included in the request. They said those outfalls remain strong candidates for Washington Department of Ecology grants—projects that Ecology typically funds at high percentages—and recommended pursuing outside grant funds for construction of those outfall improvements rather than using the settlement dollars for both equipment and outfalls.

Commissioners asked about operational impacts and staffing. Staff said ownership would allow year‑round deployment (including portions of winter and runoff season) and reduce frequent rental expenditures that historically occurred during high‑demand months. Staff also said crews can perform more frequent catch‑basin cleaning and other preventative work that helps keep pollutants out of waterways.

No formal procurement vote was recorded in the briefing; staff's recommendation was to proceed with equipment purchases and to pursue Ecology grants for outfall projects. Commissioners and staff discussed follow‑up on grant timelines, specific outfall selection and ongoing maintenance plans.","Spokane County staff recommended using $2 million awarded from the Monsanto Part B settlement to purchase street sweepers and Vactor trucks, arguing equipment purchase would pay back rental costs in roughly 4–5 years and free road funds for other uses; staff said outfall projects still qualify for Ecology grants.",{"_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},6190615,"Visit Spokane says county attracted record 10.1 million visitors in 2024, generated $1.53 billion in spending",833,596000,1429000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5040325-5d47ebf3e1c46a842b0922573a065f78&start=596&end=1429","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5040325-5d47ebf3e1c46a842b0922573a065f78/thumbnail_596000.jpg","/articles/6190615/Spokane-County/Washington/Visit-Spokane-says-county-attracted-record-101-million-visitors-in-2024-generated-153-billion-in-spending","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6190615-1dbc1618ecaec19ab0256e7f2d05c1b0/orig.mp4?Expires=1770922177&Signature=D9c6LNiCPtKL-LY9Rt2JeHUGNBpB87Fp7lkJivl98X8Qn17vb6vOkTJgl66Vcm5e8f3FuI3FaXUwEsJ6WKoGBbmMKf89hMPdoQwerVM5F58pqpNrVgEe2RUWty3vi15cAyU3lfaUN2SfbOOOzp-vbCDjWM1mpogt5tYFyQqrccfhQUWmdygv7SZb~wGNus0e5M~bDhaFXqB9m8wtwGI4JlO274mFQPI5OXz14z0kimzjeDs2DDPUrV11URGJNJ2jpbxTUuHu-XpPArs2A~Qv550PCR5TQf5OoVWWRc~u1XJ5zEMC4J4RHEELG8C8hsv2Gl5yDsse6CzC03Du1ILOlQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Visit Spokane told the Board of County Commissioners on June 17 that Spokane County welcomed a record 10.1 million visitors in 2024 and that visitor spending topped $1.53 billion.

\"For the first time, we have broken more than 10,000,000 visitors to Spokane County. Woo hoo,\" Rose Noble said during the briefing while presenting the destination management organization's condensed economic-impact report.

Noble said the report—based on Tourism Economics data used by destinations worldwide—calculated $1.53 billion in visitor spending across lodging, food and beverage, retail and related categories. She said that spending translated into roughly $230 million in state and local taxes and an estimated per‑resident tax offset of about $1,000 for Spokane County residents.

Noble also reported that tourism supported just under 18,000 jobs in hospitality‑related positions and that Visit Spokane secured 84,000 contracted room nights in 2024 for future years. She described efforts to diversify product—sports facilities, agritourism in Greenbluff, neighborhood activations and air service recruitment for Spokane International Airport—as ways to grow overnight stays outside downtown and to expand shoulder‑season demand.

Commissioners asked about seasonality and data sources. Noble said the organization uses STR lodging data and geofenced mobile datasets to estimate day‑trip and visitor counts; she acknowledged limitations in Airbnb and short‑term rental measurement and said Visit Spokane is working to improve those inputs.

No formal board action was recorded during the presentation. Commissioners thanked Noble for the update and discussed longer‑term destination and sports‑facility opportunities that could expand stays and hotel recruitment in the county.

Visit Spokane provided board members with a short report and offered to return with more detailed trend visualizations on quarterly seasonality and STR reports.","Visit Spokane presented its quarterly economic impact report to the Spokane County commissioners, reporting the destination reached 10.1 million visitors in 2024, generated about $1.53 billion in visitor spending, supported roughly 18,000 hospitality jobs and returned roughly $230 million in state and local taxes.",{"_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},6190622,"Spokane County sheriff's real-time crime center details technology, mobile units and regional assists",2426,1433000,3859000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5040325-5d47ebf3e1c46a842b0922573a065f78&start=1433&end=3859","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5040325-5d47ebf3e1c46a842b0922573a065f78/thumbnail_1433000.jpg","/articles/6190622/Spokane-County/Washington/Spokane-County-sheriffs-real-time-crime-center-details-technology-mobile-units-and-regional-assists","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6190622-24588a43689531f307783c90552efc5c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770922177&Signature=JWxolZ6NCl94k2cyW4rJznZnUDkwRe9u3-rwUuLHnbPr8DGCvImy~-IZ4~AGN7k~WIKg8~J3nCGXrc5QQceftTbIp8yMMDiHdQWyxE34A8uBo4zPcVyNO6PyakPGdH-84rQTNQBqv-QXTLwv2ijmcTOjzT~urnZ0Z--fLtaHQZJ3tEFmwaEnJdpK7KKuDOi7vauTscz4xmztST5so0zqXerfjjEBzmiml7mQ7io7oEiI05taxw76sYX8s3EH1DEyEj80W6976rKlHrWMmQ7gDSFQNktCHNnSbW1~Yy5j1~J0dd7Irsu6Pk-nzM3F0DLn-ePmD148hZHgu-fkKLhYMQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Spokane County's Real-Time Crime Center staff told the Board of County Commissioners on June 17 that layered surveillance, license-plate readers and new data platforms are producing arrests and investigative leads while saving investigator time.

\"We're dedicated to ensuring the safety and security of the community,\" Justin Elliott, presenting for the Real-Time Crime Center, said during the quarterly briefing. \"We're gonna harness this technology, and provide rapid actual intelligence to deputies and officers.\"

The presentation described current staffing, recent operational changes and a series of technology integrations. The center runs a team of analysts and a suite of tools that county staff said streamlines investigations by bringing data from multiple systems into a single searchable interface (Peregrine) and by enabling live video, automatic license-plate reader (ALPR) alerts and body-worn camera access through a consolidation platform.

A repeated operational example was use of mobile camera trailers and repurposed patrol vehicles (referred to in the briefing as \"COWs\"). Elliott said the county has six of those units in circulation, with two deployed in the valley and others sent in response to incidents or by request from local captains. He described several recent captures, including a stolen-vehicle arrest after an ALPR hit and a warrant arrest in another state that analysts helped resolve by tracing activity to an Illinois address.

Staff highlighted some performance figures: analysts' involvement in cases has increased, system-enabled successes remain, and the center reported hundreds of asset moves and hundreds of hours saved for field personnel. The briefing also noted that the center hosts tours for other agencies and has drawn interest regionally.

The presenters reviewed costs and sustainment options. Elliott said outfitting a retired patrol vehicle to function like a county mobile surveillance vehicle costs roughly $16,000 to $18,000, excluding the vehicle and labor. He said the center currently does not have a subscription or cost‑sharing program in place with other jurisdictions, and that the office is exploring whether partners would contribute to staffing or subscription fees to sustain expanded hours and coverage.

The briefing described how the center supports other agencies: analysts have assisted the U.S. Marshals Service and local police departments, and staffers said Peregrine and related tools can assemble investigative packets more quickly for prosecutors. The presenters cautioned that while these platforms increase access to evidence, discovery and prosecution still rely on native-source records and legal processes.

Privacy and records access were raised in questions from commissioners. Elliott and colleagues described a standard process for partnering businesses and property managers: businesses can connect their cameras to the center and then sign agreements that permit the sheriff's office to access footage when appropriate; staff said they provide informational stickers and GRAMA-compliant notice language to partners.

No formal vote took place during the briefing. Commissioners and staff discussed next steps: expand analyst hours into evening periods, continue training investigators on the new systems, pursue grant or subscription funding to sustain staffing, and return with a semiannual comprehensive report.

The county plans to present a more detailed semiannual report to the board in coming months that will include additional metrics and funding proposals.","Sheriff's real-time crime center staff updated commissioners on staffing, deployments of mobile surveillance \"COW\" units, software integrations and regional requests; presenters said the center has helped investigators, saved staff hours and is exploring subscription funding with partners.","actionData","errors"]

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County engineering proposes buying sweepers and Vactors with Monsanto settlement funds to cut rental costs

Visit Spokane says county attracted record 10.1 million visitors in 2024, generated $1.53 billion in spending

Spokane County sheriff's real-time crime center details technology, mobile units and regional assists