Government Almanac For The Week Of October 12
Spokane Finance Committee
Monday, 10:45 a.m. regular meeting, fifth-floor conference room
City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
The committee will discuss the gambling tax and Davenport parking garage.
Spokane Public Works Committee
Monday, 1:30 p.m. regular meeting, fifth-floor conference room
City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls
The committee will discuss rate stabilization and a grant from Washington Water Power.
Boundary Review Board
Monday, 1 p.m., Spokane County public works building, 1026 W. Broadway Ave.
The board will be briefed on minor changes in state law affecting the way it operates. At 3 p.m., the board will hear about a city of Spokane proposal to extend its sewers to 40.5 acres outside the city limits, including to the Spokane Humane Society building at 6607 N. Havana St.
Spokane City Council
Monday, 3:30 p.m. council briefing, lower-level conference room
6 p.m. regular meeting City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls
The council will acknowledge the new neighborhood councils from two neighborhoods - North Indian Trail and Rockwood.
Spokane Riverfront Park Committee
Tuesday, 7 a.m. special meeting, seventh-floor conference room
City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls
Agenda unavailable.
Spokane County commissioners
Tuesday, 9 a.m. briefing, county courthouse, 1116 W. Broadway Ave.
2 p.m. meeting for nonhearing items, public works building
Among other business at the 2 p.m. meeting, commissioners will decide whether to form a team of scientists to determine “best available science” for growth management decisions. Commissioners also will decide whether to raise the fee from $100 to $200 for other counties using the county’s autopsy lab. No 5 p.m. meeting this week.
Spokane Hearing Examiner
Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. regular meeting, room 2b
City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls
The hearing examiner will consider a request from Washington Trust Bank and Kiemle & Hagood Co. to build a 2,359-square-foot bank branch with five drive-up lanes at 2415 E. 29th Ave.
Spokane Hearing Examiner
Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. special meeting, council chambers
City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls
The hearing examiner will consider an application from West Jackson Co. to subdivide 51.17 acres on Five Mile prairie into 183 single-family homes. The property is located on the south side of Strong Road and west of Panorama Drive.
Spokane Horizons
Tuesday, 6 p.m. regular meeting, lower-level conference room
City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Agenda unavailable.
Spokane Urban Forestry Committee
Wednesday, 7:30 a.m.
Manito Park Garden Center, 4 W. 21st Ave.
Agenda unavailable.
Spokane Airport Board
Wednesday, 9 a.m., Spokane International Airport board room
Spokane City/County Historic Landmarks Commission
Wednesday, 3 p.m. regular meeting, lower-level conference room
City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls
Agenda unavailable.
Spokane Chase Youth Commission
Wednesday, 3 p.m. regular meeting Libby Teen Center, 2900 E. First Ave.
Agenda unavailable.
Spokane Public Library Board
Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. regular meeting, room 1a
Spokane Public Library, 906 W. Main Ave.
The board will discuss the 1998 budget.
Spokane Regional Transportation Council
Wednesday, 6 p.m. regular meeting, lower-level conference room
City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls
Agenda unavailable.
Spokane County Water Quality Advisory Committee
Thursday, 7 a.m., public works building
The committee will discuss a proposal to increase the annual stormwater utility fee, which now is $10 for a typical house. Some advisory committee members say the fee should increase to $40 or $50 to give the county money to tackle flood problems.
Spokane County Planning Commission
Thursday, 9 a.m., public works building
Among other business, the commission will decide whether to recommend that the county allow manufactured homes for dependent relatives in many residential neighborhoods.
Spokane County Library District board of trustees
Thursday, 3:30 p.m., Argonne Library, 4322 N. Argonne St.
The board will hold its annual hearing to discuss the upcoming year’s tax levy. The hearing is required by state law.
Spokane County land-use study committees
Utilities committee, Thursday, 4:30-6:30 p.m., public works building Land-use committee, Thursday, 6:30-8:30 p.m., public works building The committees are revising the county’s comprehensive land-use plan, as required by the state’s Growth Management Act.
Glenrose and Central Park Watershed Plan meeting
Thursday, 7-9 p.m., Chase Middle School, 4747 E. 37th Ave.
The county’s public works department will discuss ways of preventing flooding and erosion in south Spokane neighborhoods.