Government Almanac

For the week of January 11

Spokane Public Works Committee

Monday, 1:30 p.m. regular meeting, fifth-floor conference room

City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.

The committee will discuss the city’s policy on extending utilities outside city limits.

Boundary Review Board

Monday, 3 p.m., public works building

The board will sign a decision it made last month allowing the city of Spokane to annex 12 acres that include the Humane Society building northeast of the current city boundaries.

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 consider reducing the penalties attached to repeat false alarms calls.

Spokane County Commissioners

Tuesday, 9 a.m. briefing, county courthouse, 1116 W. Broadway Ave.

2 p.m. weekly meeting, public works building, 1026 W. Broadway Ave.

Among other matters at the 2 p.m. meeting, commissioners will consider a proposal from High Nooner restaurant to operate a cafeteria in the courthouse.

Spokane Hearing Examiner

Tuesday, 3 p.m. regular meeting, second-floor conference room

City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls

James O. Hagan wants to rezone property at 1203 W. Francis Ave. so that he can increase the number of off-street parking spaces to 18.

Spokane City Plan Commission

Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. regular meeting, second-floor conference room

City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls

The commission will discuss a proposal to change the Lincoln Heights neighborhood plan to allow mixed-use developments.

Spokane Design Review Committee

Wednesday, 3 p.m. regular meeting, lower-level conference room

City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls

The committee will discuss the sidewalk use ordinance for areas outside the central business district.

Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board

Wednesday, 2-4 p.m., Phase 1 classroom building auditorium

Riverpoint Higher Education Park, 668 N. Riverpoint Blvd.

Board will solicit public input on higher education services in Eastern Washington.

Spokane District 81 School Board

Wednesday, 7 p.m., first floor

Administration Building

200 N. Bernard St.

Regular board meeting, followed by executive session to discuss collective bargaining strategies.

Spokane County Planning Commission

Thursday, 9 a.m., public works building

Among other business, the commission will: Hold a public hearing to consider minimum lot sizes for the urban residential land-use zone; consider changing the zoning code to allow golf driving ranges on land zoned for regional businesses; consider allowing self-service storage centers on land zoned for community businesses.

Spokane County Library District board of trustees

Thursday, 3:30 p.m., Argonne Library, 4322 N. Argonne Road

Among other business, the board will reaffirm the employee whistleblower protection policy.