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Votes at a glance: Moses Lake City Council actions on March 24, 2026
Summary
The council unanimously approved multiple items including Ordinance 3092, the Downtown Moses Lake Association contract, the First Watch Wellness contract amendment, an extraterritorial policy amendment, and a transfer of homeless‑fund interest to the rainy‑day fund; consent agenda approved with item F pulled.
At its March 24 meeting the Moses Lake City Council recorded several unanimous decisions and routine approvals. Key outcomes:
- Ordinance 3092 (2025 comprehensive plan amendments): Adopted unanimously. The ordinance includes a roughly 20‑acre re‑designation at Highway 17 and Broadway and updates to water/wastewater plan references.
- Downtown Moses Lake Association contract (Main Street tax-credit program): Approved unanimously; $250,000 in Main Street tax-credit assistance was described with a net city cost of $62,500 to support downtown renovation projects and DMLA administrative work.
- First Watch Wellness contract amendment (employee wellness for first responders): The council approved a contract amendment providing specialized first-responder mental‑health services at an annual cost described in the packet (staff said $4,999); staff explained this supplements the city's EAP.
- Extraterritorial policy amendment (ETA deposit for cost recovery): Approved unanimously. The amendment allows the city to require a deposit to recover staff costs for complex ETA applications and return excess funds or bill for additional costs.
- Homeless fund interest: Council moved the accrued interest in the homeless-support fund (reported as approximately $121,009) to the rainy‑day fund; motion passed unanimously with staff to include the transfer in the next budget amendment ordinance.
- Consent agenda: Approved as amended (item F pulled for separate discussion and approval). Several routine items were approved by single motion.
Ending: Staff to implement approved agreements and include the homeless-interest transfer in the next budget amendment; several items will return with additional implementation details.
