Government Almanac

Sun., Feb. 6, 2000

For the week of February 6

Spokane City Council

Monday, City Council briefing, 3:30 p.m., Council Chambers, lower level, City Hall.

City Council meeting, 6 p.m., Council Chambers, lower level, City Hall.

Council will discuss city manager position, conduct a hearing on the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway refueling depot and issue a judgment in a dispute over a South Hill monopole, used for cellular phone communications.

Solid Waste Liaison Board

Monday, 1:30 p.m., City Council briefing center, Spokane City Hall.

Agenda available at meeting.

Spokane County Commission

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

Tuesday, 10:30 a.m., meeting with Public Works Director Gary Oberg, county courthouse.

Discussion on county’s interim zoning ordinance and building sites outside the current interim urban growth areas.

Tuesday, 11 a.m., executive session to discuss pending litigation, county courthouse.

Tuesday, 2 p.m., weekly meeting for nonhearing items, public works building, 1026 W. Broadway.

Agenda includes decisions on Inland Power & Light Co.’s request to renew a permit allowing the company to install power lines on county rights of way in the Pleasant Prairie area.

Tuesday, 4 p.m., executive session to discuss leasing or buying property, county courthouse.

Spokane Parking Public Development Authority

Tuesday, 4 p.m., room 1A, Spokane Public Library, 906 W. Main.

Agenda will be available at meeting. Likely discussion items include hiring of parking consulting firm and restructuring of garage’s fee structure and debt.

City Plan Commission

Wednesday, noon, room 200-2B, City Hall.

Agenda includes discussion of six-year water, sewer and street programs. There will also be discussion on a request by Greenstone Corp. to amend land use plan map and amending the zoning code to be consistent with recently adopted downtown plan.

Design Review Committee

Wednesday, 3 p.m., City Council Briefing Center, lower level, City Hall.

Agenda items include discussion of downtown guidelines and mini-storage design guidelines.

Cable Advisory Board

Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., City Council Briefing Center, lower level, City Hall.

Spokane Regional Transportation Council Board

Thursday, 1:30 p.m., Spokane Intermodal Facility, 221 W. First Ave.

Spokane County Parks Advisory Committee

Thursday, 4 p.m., Department of Parks and Recreation Building, 404 N. Havana.

Agenda includes proposed updates to senior center and a discussion of conservation futures.

City Park Board monthly meeting

Thursday, 1:30 p.m., City Council Chamber, lower level, City hall.

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