EPHRATA CITY COUNCIL  MAYOR BRUCERHIM  MAYOR PRO-TEM WILLIAMCOK:  KATHLEEN NISTOI.SARAIT MCONNELL, V. AILE MILLARD,  MATT MOORE. TONY MORA, MARK WANKE CITY NDMINITRATOR MIKEV WARREN AGENDA FOR August 4, 2021-  ZOOM CALLI IN--DIAL INPHONE NUMBERI-S5215878. follow prompts  City of Ephrata Meeting ID: 642-397-7833  7:00 PM  REGULARSESSION 1. Called to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Recording of! Meeting: No  5. Additions or corrections to published Agenda  Presentations: EDC Board of Directors Meeting of. July 21, 2021-Will Coe  II  CONSENT AGENDA  1. Approval of Claim Fund Bills and Checks Issued 2. Approval of Council Minutes: July21,2021 3. Approval of Special Event Application:  4. Setal Public Hearing for August 18, 2021-D Discuss purchase ofl Ephrata Raceway Property  III STABRCOMMIIPA & AGENCY REPORTS  BILLS: McDonnell, Mora, Coe    IV CLOSED RECORD DECISIONS RCW/CHAPTERS) 36,42 OPENPUBLICI INPUTN NOTE PERMITTEDI  V  PUBLICI HEARINGS  VI ORDINANCES & RESOLUTION  VII ITEMS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION  VIII ITEMSI FOR COUNCILACTION  IX CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT  BILLS: McDonnell, Mora, Coe    CITY COUNCIL MINUTES  July 21, 2021  City Council of the City of Ephrata, Grant County Washington met in regular session on. July 21, 2021. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Mayor Bruce Reim and adjourned to executive session to discuss evaluation of employee (RCW 42.30.110()): and Acquisition of Real Estate or Site Selection (RCW4 42.31.110(1) (b)) for approximately one hour. Executive session adjourned, no decisions were made This meeting is also available remotely by phone using the ZOOM phone number and Members Present: Mayor Bruce Reim, Mayor Pro Tem William Coe, Council  or action taken. Meeting reconvened at 7:06 p.m.  meeting ID.  members Mark Wanke, Matt Moore, Sarah McDonnell, Tony City Administrator Mike Warren, City Attorney Anna Franz, Community Development Director Dan Leavitt, Fire ChiefJ Jeremy Burns, Police Chief Kurt Adkinson, and City Clerk/Finance  Mora and Kathleen Allstot.  Staff Present:  Director Leslie Trachsler  Motion to excuse Council member Millard. (m/s Allstot/Wanke) Motion carried.  Pledge of Allegiance was said. No public signed up to speak.  Agenda: There were no corrections or additions to the agenda.  Presentations: None Allstot) Motion carried.  Consent Agenda: Motion was made to approve consent agenda. (m/s McDonnell/  Items on the consent agenda are as follows:  Claims #93648 through #93704 in the amount of $176,533.23 Claims #93644 through #93647 in the amount of $651.50  Manual Checks 86072021,088072021 and 89072021 in the amount of $4,924.61    Electronic EFT in the amount of $30,533.00 Minutes of the. July7,2021 Council meeting Special Event Applications: None  Resolution 21-008 - Surplus of City Property: Director Leavitt gave a brief staff report. The property located at 1671 E Division is no longer needed for municipal purposes. This property is approximately 0.54 acres and is the site of Well #6 which has failed and is no longer in operation. Any water rights or water certificates associated with the well would remain with the City for future use at a different location. The appraised value is $35,000 and interest has been shown by the County toj purchase. Motion to accept and approve Resolution 21-008 Declaring Property Surplus and direct administration to negotiate sale for Council approval. (m/s Moore/Coe) Council Ordinance 21-06 - Supplemental Appropriations: Finance Director Trachsler reported there have been a few unexpected and unanticipated needs arise since the passage of the 2021 budget. Specifically included are body camera's forj police officers, replace plotter for the planning department, retainages on Library re-roof and C Street Sidewalk 2020 projects, ERC re-roof project, new vehicle for the Building Official and There was a slight correction to the published Ordinance which resulted in an adjustment to Current Expense Fund from $41,000 to $50,000. Corrected ordinance was provided to Motion to accept and approve amended Ordinance 21-06 amending the 2021 Budget. Report on recent Water Reservoir outage: Fire Chief Burns reported that on Julyl2th we experienced very low water levels in our reservoirs. The computer that controls the telemetry system froze the control screen which told the system that the reservoirs were full therefore telling the wells not to start up. Itt took a couple of days to refill the reservoirs to full capacity. Through the remainder oft the hot weather, the reservoirs will be checked manually during the weekend. An after action review meeting is scheduled for later this week to discuss cause and prevention as well as responses in case this  discussion, motion carried.  costs associated with the Grant County Landfill Remediation.  Council.  (m/s Mora/Moore) Council discussion ensued, motion carried.  happens again. Council discussion ensued.  Mid-Year Financial Report: Overall our budget to actual looks very good. Revenues are 9% below budget and expenses are 20% below. Sales Tax revenues continue to set new records from previous years and our general fund cash reserve continue to climb. Individually, the funds are doing well and property taxes came in as expected and are on  target.    Highlights:  City's new web site is up and running; Splashzone is doing well; yet been received; begin the week of. July 26th.  Received funding from the State Capital Projects Grant for the ERC: and Library; Street Fund is struggling slightly but the County Shared Fuel Tax revenue has not Water and Sewer are right on target, the Sewer System Project is expected to  Accept State Capital Budget appropriation for Ephrata Public Library: Administrator Warren advised that the City received notification of funding from the State Capital Projects Grants for the Library Re-Roof Project. Award was for $91,000, however the Department of Commerce, who administers the grant, retains 3% of the Motion to accept grant from the State Capital Budget for Library Re-Roof Project for $88,270. (m/s McDonnel/Wanke) Allstot abstained, motion carried. Approve Interagency Data Sharing Agreement: State Legislature passed a bill requiring data sharing agreements for state and local governments that share data. The City shares its data with the State Auditor's Office for the purpose of performing the Motion to authorize administration to execute Interagency Data Sharing Agreement with the Office of the Washington State Auditor. (m/s Allstot/Mora) Council discussion,  award bringing the net amount to $88,270.00.  annual audit.  motion carried.  City Administrator Report: None at this time.  There being no further business meeting adjourned at 7:34 p.m.  Bruce Reim, Mayor  ATTEST:  Leslie Trachsler, City Clerk    DATE:. July 16, 2021  To: EDCO Officers, Directors & Ex-Officio Directors FROM: Brant Mayo, Executive Director VISION: Economic Prosperity & Quality Growth  Grant County MISSION: To work) for the continued orderly growth oft the Grant County economy  EDmcDeipmeCNai while improving quality of life  BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 7:00 AMWED.UV21,2021 IVIRTUALONLY  BOARD MEETING AGENDA  1) Welcome & Call meeting to Order. 2) Approve. June 2021 Board Meeting Minutes. 3) Review June 2021 Financial Reports  ..Gregg Fletcher .Dale Pomeroy .Juliann Dodds .Dr. Patrick. Jones  4) Grant County Trends. Eastern Washington University 5) Report on EDC Activities 6) Unfinished (Old) Business  Brant Mayo/Staff .Brant Mayo  a. Economic Summit b. In Person Meetings a. August Board Meeting  7) New Business  8) Board Member Round Table.  Board Members .Gregg Fletcher  9) Adjourn.  2021 FUTURE EDCMEETINGS & EVENTS  Board of Directors Board of Directors Board of Directors  August 18, 2021 September 15, 2021 October 20, 2021  7:00 AM TBD 7:00 AM ATEC BBCC 7:00. AM ATEC - BBCC  6594 PATTON BOULEVARD NE I MOSESL LAKE, WA! 98837 I PHONE:509-764-6579 IF FAX 509-765-5161    Our Mission..To! bring continued, orderly growth to Grant Our Vision..Tol be the number one resource for business  Grant County Economicl Developmente Council  County and promote quality of life  development June 16,2021  Board of Directors Meeting Minutes  Meeting called to order: 7:02 a.m. by President Gregg Fletcher.  Directors Present: Caralyn Bess, Scott Freidig, Dr. Terry Leas, Dale Pomeroy, Marvin Price, Cash Brown, Jim McCullough, Don Kersey, Louis Szablya, Peggy Nevsimal, Brian Meiners, Juliann Dodds, Juanita Richards, Gregg Fletcher, Lisal Karstetter, Rob. Jones, Katherine Ryf, Eric Skaug  Directors Absent: Lars Leland, Curt Morris, William Coe Ex-Officio Directors Absent: Darci Kleyn, Karen Liebriecht  Ex-Officio Directors Present: none  StaffPresent: Brant Mayo, Allan Peterson, Joseph Akers, Rebecca Nelson  Guests Present: Melissa Bethel, Dr. Sara Thompson Tweedy, Danny' Wilde, LeAnne Parton, Barry Board Meeting Minutes for May 2021: Dr. Terry Leas moved to approve the May 2021 minutes and Financial Report for May 2021: Juliann Dodds presented thet financial statement drafts, andi there are no findings at this time. Brief audit update still in progress, a bit slower this year duei to  Lawson, Roger Silva, Don Kersey, Jim McCurnan Caralyn Bess seconded; the motion passed. software changes and restructure staff. Grant County Fairgrounds: by. Jim McCurnan-  An economic impact study is being worked on to better understand how much of ani impact Reasons to invest int the Fairgrounds is number of events hosted annually, the weather, largest camping facility in Grant County, etc. Increasing our offerings and promoting more There have been renovations going on including upgrades tot the Ardell building, new paved Therei is no other facility with all these amenities int the Pacific Northwest. Allan Peterson updated the board and update on thet trade mission and the downtown Moses Lake Association gearing businesses up for holiday shopping. Joseph Akers updated the board in highlighting Royal City's new company Torklift and working with workforce development. Joseph has also been working ini the Grand Coulee  the events hosted att the Fairgrounds have on Grant County. events will drive more tourism dollars to our area. pathway in centerfield, new lighting fort the rodeo area.  Report on GCEDC Activities:  Area pertaining to the CHI program.  6594 Patton Boulevard NE Moses Lake, WA 98837 IPhone: 509.764.6579    Our Mission..To bring continued, orderly growth to Grant Our Vision..To bet the number one resource for business  Grant County Economicl Development Council  County and promote quality of life  development  Brant Mayo and Joseph Akers have been working through several meetings pertaining to workforce development, calls with the PUD on current projects, calls for natural gas,  Industrial Alliance, andi many more.  Unfinished (Old) Business:  Brant Mayo discussed a new ADO grant for which the EDC may be eligible, and the Working Brant discussed reaching out to board members tol better engage the board by networking  Washington 4 grant portal is closed at1 this time. for newi ideas for helping Grant County.  New Business:  Brant Mayo discussed an anticipation of potentially another state grant coming into play. Hopefully beginning in July, the board willl be able tor meet in a room large enough to  accommodate social distancing at BBCC.  Community Updates:  Don Kersey updated thel board on the upcoming airshow beginning the following day will be hot. There are plenty of places for a person tol bring al blanket to sit on or lawn chairs and Marvin Price spoke about the struggles in getting folks to come to work everyday due to  encouraged everyone to drink lots of water to stay hydrated.  extended unemployment programs.  Meeting Adjourned: at 7:59 a.m. by President Gregg Fletcher  Gregg Fletcher, President  Dale Pomeroy, Secretary  6594 Patton Boulevard NE Moses Lake, WA 988371 IP Phone: 509.764.6579        4:00F PM 07/08/21 Accrual Basls  Grant County EDC Profit & Loss June 2021  RAFT  Jun21 53,600.00 417.00 7,500.00 58,273.00 119,790.00 18,750.00 138,540.00 138,540.00 17,240.04 886.66 881.78 2,140.24 2,140.24 291.12 83.85 77.75 110.00 3,439.11 802.83 439.96 1,385.00 27.87 27,806.21 110,733.79 75.26 75.26 75.26 110,809.05  Ordinary Income/Expense Income 4028. Membersbip. Dues 4028-2-1 Portl District 4028-4- Private. Business 4028-5-PUD 4028. ' Membership Dues - Other Total 4028. Membership Dues 4035. CHI income Total Income Grossl Profit Expense 6000- Salaries 6010- Insurance 6076. Employee Retirement 6080. Taxes 6080-8 Company Paid Total 6080. Taxes 6500. Automobile 6515. Meal/Entertainment 6525. Supplies 6530. Postage 6535. Professional Fee/Dues 6540. Rent/Utilites 6545. Telephone 7000- Marketing 7502- Merchant Service Fees Totall Expense Net Ordinary Income Other Income/Expense Other Income 4005. Interest Income Total Other Income Net Other Income Net Income  Page    3:59PM 07/08/21 Acerial Basis  Grant County EDC Balance Sheet As of June 30, 2021  jpas  Jun 30,21  ASSETS Current Assets Checking/Savings 1000. Umqua CD- -6624 1001 Banner Checking. 5426 1002 Banner Saving- 8750 1007. GESA Savings- - 0825 1008 GESA money market- 1047 1050- Umpqual Bank: 5257 Total Checking/Savings Accounts Receivable Total Current. Assets Fixed Assets TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES & EQUITY Liabilities Equity 3000- Fund Balance 3900. Retained Eamnings Net Income Totall Equity TOTALLIABILITIES & EQUITY  38,475.46 19,414.17 307,222.46 5.00 260,271.39 5,650.00 631,038.48 84,917.00 715,955.48 4,002.56 719,958.04 32,011.00 306,354.38 309,806.13 71,786.53 687,947.04 719,958.04  Pagel        3  o  0 3 :  - 3  d  88    Our Mission..Tobring continued, orderly growth to Grant Our Vision..Tol be the number one resource for business  Grant County Economicl Development Council  County and promote quality of life  development  Director's Report June7,20211 to July 9, 2021  Existing Business Development Trade Mission Update Stoke - BBCC - CBTech intros Webinar for Small Business Economic Summit  218 BRE Visits - 95 Visits inj past 4 months Business Recruitment and Attraction  Project Zion - Manufacturing - Site visits. Close to decision. Looking in Quincy area Project Great Dane- Manufacturing, submitted sites to Department of Commerce Project Grapevine- Agriculture - Had site visit in Grant County, continuing to visit Project Moonlight- Food Manufacturer- Project submitted to state Project Kamino- ManufactuerProtuction Had several calls with site selector on hold Project New alconManufacture/Piouction-Submited to the State, had follow up to do Project Emerald- Manufacturing and distribution- request from state on properties currently Grant County property has been engaged with project Project Tera - Manufacturing - request from the state on possible sites Project Raven - Food/Beverage Processor - Submitted several sites Project Coulumb- Clean Tech -Approached by Site Selector regarding specific area- Project Z - Aerospace - Submitted several site for Grant County Project Diamond- Production Facility - located sitei in Grant County Project Y- Clean Tech- Company has specific site in mind Project High Bar- Manufacturing, site visit in. July  for the site selector  continuing follow up with site selector  Project Riser- Clean Tech Project Beams-Clean Tech Project Herb Grow- Ag processing Project Jane - Aerospace Manufacturing  Project North- Manufacturing, interested in specific location in Grant County on hold  Workforce Development  Workforce Alliance Meetings Career Connect Meeting  6594 PATTON BOULEVARD! NEI MosEs LAKE, WA 98837 IPHONE: 509-764-6579IFAX509-765-5161    Our Mission..Tol bring continued, orderly growth to Grant Our Vision.-Tol be the number one resource for business  Grant County Economicl Development Council Apple Stem Network Meeting Real World Academy Meeting Workforce Development Board Meeting Retail Workforce Roundtable CBTECH Update  County and promote quality of life  development  Infrastructure Development Calls with PUD on current Projects Energy Conference Connell Rail Call  Microsoft - City of Quincy Water Reuse System Communication and Investor Development Visit with Vicel President at BBCC Rep Dent Visit Assoc Grant Co Homebuilders Healthcare Visits - Quincy, Ephrata Assoc of Grant Co Cities & Towns Meeting Conversation with potential development Calls with Department of Commerce WEDA Legislative Meetings ADO Data Collection' Webinar and Calls Attended AWB Spring Meeting CBH visit article Grant Magazine Innovation Cluster Calls Meeting with City of ML Admin Drone work and scheduling WSBDC Weekly Calls WEDA Weekly Calls Several CHI Calls and Meeting Meeting with Confluence Healthcare Kiwanis Meeting Grant Co Industrial Alliance ML City Comp Plan - Response Team Meeting Grant County Health District Call  6594 PATTON BOULEVARD! NE MOSES LAKE, WA 988371 - PHONE: 509-764-6579IFAX509-765-5161    Our Mission..Tol bring continued, orderly growth to Grant Our Vision.To be the number one resource for business  Grant County Economicl Development Council  County and promote quality of life  development  Retail and Services Development SBDC1on' 1 Meetings Retail Workforce Roundtable ReCon Dec. 2021  6594 PATTON BOULEVARD NEI MOSES LAKE, WA 988371PHONE:5 5978-4591PAX578S6