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Votes and formal actions

- Agenda approval: Council heard a motion to approve the meeting agenda and adopted it by voice vote. (Mover and second not specified on the record.)

- Consent agenda: The council approved the consent agenda (with item E pulled for separate discussion). Motion from Council Member Deanna Martinez; second by Council Member Don Myers. Vote: voice vote; motion passed.

- Check-signing authority (Consent item E, later considered separately): Council Member Mark Lombardi moved to approve the check-signing-authority resolution (listed as Resolution 4008 in the meeting materials). The motion was seconded on the record and the council approved the resolution by voice vote. The action authorized named city officials as signers on the city’s accounts and was explained by city finance staff as a bank authorization following personnel changes.

- AFSCME collective-bargaining agreement (CBA): Council authorized the city manager to execute a three-year agreement with AFSCME, covering the expired contract period that ended Dec. 31, 2024. Summary terms provided at the meeting included a 3% cost-of-living adjustment for 2025 and CPI-linked minimum/maximum language for later years (minimum 2%, maximum 4%). Motion to accept the AFSCME contract was approved by voice vote.

- Lakeside Disposal contract: City staff recommended allowing the current contract with Lakeside (Waste Management DBA Lakeside) to continue under the automatic five-year renewal provision while staff plan a future competitive procurement. Council discussion expressed general support for the extension and for issuing an RFP during the next contract term; the meeting record shows council consensus but not a separate, roll-call motion beyond the consent/administrative process.

Other procedural notes

- Council scheduled a 20-minute executive session at the end of the meeting; no public action followed the executive session at adjournment.

Documentation

Meeting packet items referenced: resolution for check-signing authority (Resolution 4008), AFSCME draft CBA and summary of compensation effects, Lakeside/Waste Management contract materials (originally executed 02/2019). All motions and approvals were recorded in the meeting minutes by voice vote as noted above.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Regular Meeting April 22 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Council approved the agenda, consent agenda (with separate approval for check-signing authority), ratified a three-year AFSCME collective-bargaining agreement and processed a separate signature-authority resolution.","taxTitle","Moses Lake City, Grant County, Washington","taxId",52037,"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},6264024,"Moses Lake council signals sleep-center closure by June 30 as residents, service providers urge alternatives",3583,3032000,6615000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3099573-afca9ed35ea9511ad17b2f1e402ca258&start=3032&end=6615","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3099573-afca9ed35ea9511ad17b2f1e402ca258/thumbnail_3032000.jpg","/articles/6264024/Moses-Lake-City/Grant-County/Washington/Moses-Lake-council-signals-sleep-center-closure-by-June-30-as-residents-service-providers-urge-alternatives","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6264024-28299ac7539ab855d49981a2fb619401/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157461&Signature=SednKg2C6qQ-20jZ~QqI6IDri~RaBKDcWEIH23UwnxffxrR6~84mSIvWvvrh~TNYHnyYHeF6X2AcChsIUwpnoWnobaBuJAQMsRzH0pR8EoM0k3DDN~ogNIlhcS2timqcgVp-ABkHch8ujL7gm25fMi9aNJ61xV4FPOd9T8NzycuJj8-ezxkvwExCN2-YPaASW-KNSv2Xb~LyPWT3BvmtmeZwwOpTZDeIXIei5veO6VLHj7dmy5O2h-GsGl444r0nPCzz9FnX1Ie9Hgl~2t-56UlRMsyt4Lt7yB7IHLGpo~sufFCEArEqCsWWHCSo6teEifLsi3A8s~54xWjXFrBo7Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City officials in Moses Lake told residents on April 22 that the municipal approach to homelessness will prioritize core services — police, fire, streets, parks and utilities — and that the city has elected a “tier 1” posture that includes ending the current sleep-center operation on June 30.

Pamela Ackerman, a Moses Lake resident who addressed the council during citizen communications, asked directly: “What is the city council doing to address substance abuse in Moses Lake?” The question began a prolonged public-comment sequence that focused on the future of the city-operated sleep center, harm reduction tools and the availability of treatment and detox resources.

The council’s mayor said the city held a special meeting to evaluate options and “elected to go with tier 1, which would be that the city focuses primarily on what are called core services.” He added that, while the county and state provide some of the current funding, the council believed the city must prioritize core municipal services and would examine related ordinances and enforcement ahead of the sleep center’s planned June 30 closing.

Speakers at the meeting represented a wide range of views:

- Vaughn Blethon (listed in the record as Von Blevin) of Moses Lake, a longtime volunteer with the Grant County Homeless Task Force, asked councilors to assure “the dignity of every person” and urged coordinated planning involving county and state agencies and churches.

- Alan Heroux, representing the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce, said the business community supported the council’s decision and credited signatures on a petition asking to close the sleep center.

- Alicia DeLuigi and several other residents warned the council to plan for the people who will be displaced if the sleep center ends, asking “where are we going to put them?” and pointing to potential costs if people are criminalized or detained.

- Multiple speakers urged continued availability of Narcan (naloxone) and harm-reduction services. David Chapman Sanders and Karl (Carl) Meyer, both with lived experience of homelessness and addiction, said removing naloxone would cause needless deaths; Chapman Sanders described being revived from a fentanyl overdose and credited local recovery housing (Oxford House) with his long-term recovery.

- Business owners and downtown merchants raised concerns about concentrated street-level impacts, illegal camping, and downtown parking that affects customers.

Several speakers described the sleep center as a limited but useful step in stabilizing people while they pursue longer-term treatment or housing options; others said the center’s capacity (speakers cited roughly 28–30 beds) covers only a small portion of the county’s unhoused population.

Council members and staff clarified funding sources during the meeting. Council Member Martinez said the city was passing through grant funds the county receives from the state, and that those funds would keep the sleep center operating through June 30. City staff reiterated that the city did not directly fund sleep-center operations beyond pass-through grants.

Speakers repeatedly urged more local detox capacity and treatment pathways. Several residents said existing local recovery housing (Oxford House) and small nonprofit efforts help but are insufficient to absorb the scale of need without coordinated regional support.

Mayor's office remarks stressed the complexity of the issue and that the city will continue working with county, state and nonprofit partners. He also said the administration expected broader federal and national enforcement and supply-side measures to affect local fentanyl availability over time.

No formal council vote to terminate the sleep center was recorded on the meeting floor; the mayor and city staff announced an administrative decision to adopt a tier-1 core-services posture and publicly stated the sleep center is scheduled to close June 30. The council scheduled an executive session at the end of the meeting and said it would further examine enforcement, code changes and intergovernmental coordination in the weeks before June 30.

Public commenters urged the council to pursue clearer transition plans to treatment and detox resources, more coordination with county services and nonprofits, and continuing access to life-saving tools such as naloxone.","After public comments and council discussion, the mayor said the city elected a 'tier 1' approach focusing on core services and indicated the sleep center will close June 30. Dozens of residents, business owners and service providers urged alternatives including treatment pathways, detox access and continued harm-reduction tools such as Narcan.",{"_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},6264027,"Moses Lake Community Coalition highlights youth prevention work; councilors press for budget clarity",2009,955000,2964000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3099573-afca9ed35ea9511ad17b2f1e402ca258&start=955&end=2964","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3099573-afca9ed35ea9511ad17b2f1e402ca258/thumbnail_955000.jpg","/articles/6264027/Moses-Lake-City/Grant-County/Washington/Moses-Lake-Community-Coalition-highlights-youth-prevention-work-councilors-press-for-budget-clarity","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6264027-c9802893ad55b46491f8228c178ab250/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157461&Signature=LfgF2Sq72pwmT5N12nkqnvgLpCuXnI3PnfFUkVhYQF7ZUu6XW4zGdy478~zrM0FLCP7xaVV7DNK3j7fS2wopoQ~qIuIsacPj5DJ6kQNK2TgLFVB9oSIsXTUqyfV7PI3Pq4AIPHx~BNLl3gTezBvKUu7ziWccdI7z8655J~BxC44lyk0z4GUdCyvqTS72~fwXZGh3BPns960G4fDf5FaXAs9VpYk~WeLvkg-JPLKLtl6MU-zS3oJp3k0yguiXWirVOw4p2DPsKi7XDPBVfLa53NlHqqqKcfJnfbpdxKEtt4ziLN5007u7UMy~XgayOL14EFO4y6zpd4-LgVbpVEZv5w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Megan Watson, coordinator of the Moses Lake Community Coalition, and Matt Pollock, the coalition’s executive chair, presented the group’s first-quarter report to the Moses Lake City Council, outlining new youth drop-in opportunities and the start of the Guiding Good Choices parenting program.

The coalition said it developed those activities based on data from the Healthy Youth Survey showing limited access to “positive pro social activities” for young people and concerning levels of youth depression. Watson said the drop-in programs are intended as “safe spaces where young people can learn new skills, connect with caring adults, and find a place to belong.” She added the coalition had recruited two new volunteers to lead the groups.

The coalition also reported beginning implementation of Guiding Good Choices, which it described as “an evidence based parenting program” aimed at families with middle-school students to strengthen family management and communication.

Council members asked several questions about the coalition’s finances and public communications. Council Member Mark Lombardi raised line-item concerns after reviewing the coalition’s budget summary: “Salary, benefits, and administration totaled $132,000,” he said, and observers at the meeting calculated that represented roughly “83 percent” of the coalition’s reported budget. Coalition leaders said $130,000 of that funding is an automatic CPWI (Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative) disbursement from the state Health Care Authority and that additional funds came from rollover city funds and a $5,000 grant from Thriving Together. Watson said some future-line budget items — such as $21,000 listed for locking medication boxes and bags — were placeholders tied to potential additional funding, not money already in hand.

Council members also flagged inaccuracies on the coalition’s draft website. Pollock acknowledged the site contained “filler text” from the designer and said the coalition had not publicly promoted the site because content was still being populated.

The presentation prompted a mix of support and criticism from council and the public during the meeting’s public-comment segment. Board members and presenters emphasized the coalition’s role as a coordinating entity rather than a direct service provider, saying much of the coalition’s work is to organize local partners such as schools, the Boys & Girls Club and the library.

The coalition urged continued community involvement in prevention, and listed upcoming events including a town hall in partnership with the University of Washington’s CLEARS project, a youth summit and an opioid-provider meeting in early May.

The council did not take a formal vote on the coalition’s report during the meeting.

Funding, transparency and program scope were the principal topics of council questioning; coalition leaders said they would continue to refine public materials and work with partners to expand prevention activities.

The coalition’s written quarterly report was provided to council and entered into the meeting record.","At a City Council meeting, the Moses Lake Community Coalition presented a first-quarter report emphasizing youth drop-in programs and the Guiding Good Choices parenting curriculum. Council members pressed coalition leaders on funding sources, salary spending and website errors.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Moses Lake City Council actions and approvals, April 22, 2025

Moses Lake council signals sleep-center closure by June 30 as residents, service providers urge alternatives

Moses Lake Community Coalition highlights youth prevention work; councilors press for budget clarity