[0:00] All right, 5:30 on the dot, so I will
call the regular City of White Lakes
[0:04] Council meeting for Tuesday, June 23rd
to order. Roll call, please.
[0:08] » Mr. Guy?
>> Here.
[0:10] » Brett Matheson's absent tonight.
Eckman?
[0:13] » Here.
>> Jarvela?
[0:15] » Here.
>> And Councillor Grams is also absent
[0:18] tonight.
>> All right, thank you.
[0:21] Please stand for the Pledge of
Allegiance.
[0:26] » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America, and to the
[0:31] republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[0:37] justice for all.
[0:42] » Okay, moving on to the consent agenda.
Has everybody had a chance to read
[0:47] through that? Any comments or questions
for
[0:51] » I have one.
>> Anything in there? Yeah, go ahead.
[0:53] » So I So historically, I always tracked
the investments in Excel for some
[0:58] reason. I actually logged on and for
some really nice reports, so it's uh
[1:03] it's not going to be an Excel version
anymore, so
[1:06] I think this is a lot cleaner and gives
you a lot bigger picture.
[1:09] » This one with the ribbon genius?
>> Yeah, that one's really condensed, but
[1:12] there's a ton of different reports in
there I can pull.
[1:14] » Mhm.
>> Right from the website.
[1:16] » So is this post kind of you
like reinvesting things or
[1:21] » Mhm.
>> Okay.
[1:22] » Yeah, that's where that's our total
investments are.
[1:23] » Okay.
>> Um
[1:28] » Yeah, that's
>> That's all I had.
[1:29] » No, I was just
>> Just in case you notice it's different.
[1:31] » Yeah,
yeah, I appreciated the graph and all
[1:34] all it kind of breaks everything down
into these little nice tables, so yeah,
[1:37] thanks for doing that.
Um
[1:40] » That one?
That one?
[1:47] » Anything else?
[1:51] Hearing nothing, I will ask for a motion
to approve the consent agenda as
[1:55] presented.
>> I'll make a motion.
[1:57] » Motion from Counselor Eckman, second
from Counselor Jaballa. All those in
[2:00] favor?
>> I.
[2:02] » I.
>> Any opposed?
[2:03] Hearing none, motion carried.
Moving on to the guests and citizens
[2:07] forum. Is there anybody that has any
questions or comments?
[2:12] Hearing nothing, we'll move on to
reports from staff. City Administrator
[2:16] Wyberg, anything from you tonight?
>> Uh nothing other than new investment
[2:19] reports.
>> All right.
[2:22] Thank you. City Attorney Lewicki,
anything from you?
[2:25] » Uh no, I don't have anything tonight for
the agenda.
[2:28] » Sounds good. Thank you.
Uh moving on to reports from elected
[2:32] officials.
Uh Counselor Jaballa.
[2:35] » Since the last meeting, uh attended the
Planning Commission, which some from the
[2:40] council were at, listened to the
discussion from North Shore development,
[2:44] talking about possible housing,
basically multi-unit like apartment in
[2:49] White Lakes. Possible location near the
assisted living facility. Uh
[2:54] on the Veteran's Memorial Drive was
discussed, and
[2:57] they said they were definitely not
recommending that be at the old school
[3:01] grounds.
So that it could be used for other
[3:03] types. Well, the home park was brought
up, and at that time, apparently, there
[3:07] was no response from the owner.
I don't know if since then,
[3:11] um one of the members of the Planning
Commission said that he'd been out
[3:14] there, and it was still just a big mess,
and they've done nothing since then.
[3:21] Also, uh attended the Eastern Water
Board, fairly standard meeting. We
[3:25] discussed the
uh upcoming grand opening ceremony of
[3:28] the water plant, which is going to be
done in July. They've extended or are
[3:32] extending invitations to some of the
politicians that they're hoping come on
[3:37] board from Backus or
White Lakes to join the board.
[3:41] And also about getting the state
certified a plant for providing and
[3:45] treating water to the three community
communities. And I missed something from
[3:50] the Planning Commission. There's been
recent permits for a home, three
[3:53] garages, a shed, and a fence in town.
Which is nice to see people
[3:57] » Building?
>> willing to build in town.
[4:00] And that's all I got.
>> All right, you sound busy. Thank you. Uh
[4:04] » Do you have I Do you have I do have that
guy's contact, so I'll email him.
[4:08] » For the
guy that
[4:09] » Yep.
>> That would be good. I
[4:11] You know, when when What was it? I can't
remember the guy's name.
[4:15] » Hector. Well, Hector's the owner.
>> Oh, no, I'm talking the guy that's the
[4:20] head of the committee. The
>> Jim?
[4:23] » Is that it?
Anyway,
[4:25] he he said he'd been out there and that
place was still a sky.
[4:30] » Oh, Jim. Brian Jim. Jim Armstrong.
>> I drove out there the other day, too,
[4:34] and it's Yeah.
>> I did, too.
[4:38] » And they've done nothing after promising
to
[4:40] » No, and I think that last resident is
still there. There were still people
[4:46] standing around there.
And And she told me and drove it and she
[4:50] was going to be out by last week
sometime.
[4:55] » Um is that maybe something you and
Tamika can touch base on just to see if
[5:01] there's anything [clears throat]
>> call I'll reach out to him first.
[5:03] » Okay.
>> And then see where it goes. I mean, he
[5:06] seemed very logical or reasonable during
the meeting, so
[5:09] » Okay.
>> we'll find out.
[5:10] » Sounds good. Thank you.
Uh Counselor Eckman.
[5:14] » Um I went on a tour of the grocery store
in Aurora the other day.
[5:18] And it it looks pretty nice in there.
He's just waiting on some inspections,
[5:23] and he said he's hoping to or he's going
to have it open by the 4th of July. So,
[5:30] just like not the deli or the butcher
shop or something like that. He was
[5:34] waiting on some more
inspections. And then after that, after
[5:39] the 1st, he's going to come to White
Lake and start working on the bowling
[5:42] alley because he would like to have the
bar area open by Water Carnival, and
[5:47] then in August um
Brunswick is bringing wings and all that
[5:52] kind of stuff. So,
so that was kind of interesting. And
[5:56] then the he was talking about how that
turned into a co-op, so go get your
[6:01] shares.
Um and then I went to the planning and
[6:04] zoning meeting, same thing as Dave.
And also, I went to the Colby Ridge HOA
[6:09] meeting, which was pretty interesting.
Uh Mayor Scott was there.
[6:15] So, that's about it.
>> All right. Thanks for the updates.
[6:19] Uh on my end, the county board was here
today. Thanks to um city administrator
[6:24] Whyberg for welcoming them. I had to go
into work
[6:28] um and wasn't able to. But yesterday, we
were able to um spend a good chunk of
[6:32] the day, Dean and I,
um with the board and then local
[6:35] legislators and um
the snowmobile ATV club, folks from
[6:39] there. Um they took us on an ATV ride.
Got to see the the trails around town.
[6:44] So, uh thank you to the snowmobile ATV
club for all the work they do. Um it was
[6:49] fun to just kind of rip around town and
spend time with those folks.
[6:53] Um and then [clears throat] Al Hotnik
and um
[6:57] folks from the snowmobile ATV club spoke
about um Stephen Chambers or the CCC
[7:01] camp,
um kind of their planned ideas. They had
[7:05] um like a plan laid out for what they're
doing out there. So, it's nice that
[7:10] yeah, they're they're working on that
and planning on restoring that. Um and I
[7:14] think they had mentioned that they got
like $100,000 from by tri-R B.
[7:18] » That yeah, that'll be funneled through
Whitewater Lakes Association.
[7:21] » college on that.
>> Yep. So, it's nice that yeah,
[7:23] » Was that for Stephen Chambers or for the
CCC camp?
[7:27] » One in the same.
For
[7:29] that CC Stephen Chambers.
>> Yeah, they built that, but I was
[7:32] wondering if they were going to do
anything
[7:33] » I don't There's nothing to grill there
>> at the camp.
[7:36] » Right.
>> You know, it'd be nice to build a plaque
[7:38] or memorial, but right now there
no talk of it.
[7:41] » Mhm.
So yeah, they got some funds to start um
[7:44] well they have been working on it, but
some extra funds to do some extra work.
[7:47] So it's nice that there's something
being done out there. So um yeah, but
[7:52] that's that's about it.
Um moving along, nothing for old
[7:56] business, so we'll move
>> I've got one. I got a call just before
[7:59] coming
here for the meeting from one of the
[8:02] citizens who's got one of the lots up on
Leeds and Melbourne.
[8:05] » Oh, mhm.
>> Wondering about where that's at.
[8:11] We're very close.
>> [laughter]
[8:13] » Yeah, and I told a bunch of those people
last year
[8:16] » You're very close.
>> the county told me that it was going to
[8:18] be done by fall and they turned me into
a liar on that.
[8:22] » Um
>> Joe, do you do you mind speaking to
[8:25] this?
>> Yeah, no, I can. So uh we are really
[8:27] close. So we have the uh petition for
the finalized RLS 150 and surveyor's
[8:33] affidavit. Those are in final review to
make sure they pass what the uh
[8:39] examiner needs uh to issue those
certificates and can and then actually
[8:44] be able to convey them. And so that I
expect that process to be finalized
[8:48] pretty soon. Um and and by that I mean
uh it's in uh review with the surveyor
[8:55] right now, the affidavit portion. The
the petition's completed. They'll be
[9:00] getting submitted. I don't know what the
timing with the county's going to be to
[9:04] review that. They've been pretty quick
on stuff recently, so.
[9:09] » Yeah, and I think the Similkameen
um
[9:13] auditor yesterday when we spoke
she was on the trail ride with us, so
[9:18] put another bug in her ear.
>> Good.
[9:20] » And she was very good.
>> They'll be glad to hear that.
[9:25] » Um thank you.
>> Yeah, but over last handful of months
[9:29] there's a lot of progress since
once since last year, so slowly moving
[9:35] along unfortunately, but fortunately
that
[9:37] » Yeah. Something's being done. But yeah,
thanks for checking in about that. Um
[9:42] moving past old business, we'll move
into new business. 10.1, we have a
[9:46] resignation letter from uh Lisa Whipler
from the EMS Department.
[9:51] Um
pretty standard. Yeah, we get these
[9:54] whenever folks are looking at um yeah,
resigning
[9:58] as EMTs.
Um
[10:01] so yeah, we just have the letter from
her.
[10:05] Um
any comments or questions regarding
[10:09] that?
>> Right now, I like
[10:11] » How many of you are on that service?
>> Brandy and I.
[10:15] » The two of you are?
>> Yep.
[10:17] » You might have to table that acceptance
of the resignation till you'd have a
[10:23] quorum to vote on it
>> Sure.
[10:25] » to be able to pass that.
>> Okay.
[10:27] » Cuz you should both technically abstain.
>> Okay.
[10:31] Yeah, we can we can table that um
for you our next meeting. Um yeah, no
[10:38] sort of hurry on that. Um
so yeah, we'll revisit that at the next
[10:43] meeting. Um but thanks to her for all
the time she's spent on the EMS
[10:46] Department. I think it's 10-plus years,
so
[10:49] » So, can we tell her she can't quit?
>> Right, yeah. So
[10:52] » Sorry. [laughter]
>> Until until next meeting, yeah, we'll
[10:55] force her to come in for a few extra
Yep, exactly. We'll get
[10:59] Um
so we'll table that for tonight. Uh so
[11:02] we'll move on to 10.2,
uh resolution 2026-013
[11:07] governing governing governing
the counting of write-in votes for local
[11:13] elective office.
Um
[11:16] Do you mind speaking to that, Dean?
[11:20] » Yeah.
>> I think in my conversations with
[11:22] » this is a resolution governing the
counting of write-in votes for local
[11:26] elected
office.
[11:28] » Oh, perfect. Um so yeah, when I talked
with Tammy about it, I mean, it's
[11:31] something we do um whenever we do
elections. It's just a requirement that
[11:35] we we have. So, any comments or
questions?
[11:39] » Yeah, this just changes to match the
statutory language for the number of
[11:44] days in advance it needs to be. It went
to 19 days. So, you'll see the the
[11:50] previous one that was signed is in there
for an example of when it was 7 days.
[11:55] That's the next page. This is just
referencing that it's that 19 days prior
[12:01] for the notice.
So, otherwise it's standard and what's
[12:05] previously been done.
>> Sounds good. Yeah, thanks for pointing
[12:09] that out.
Um
[12:12] any other comments or questions for this
resolution?
[12:17] Hearing none, I'll ask for a motion to
approve our resolution 2026-013.
[12:23] » I'll make a motion.
>> Motion from Counselor
[12:25] » Ekman second from Counselor Jarvela. All
those in favor?
[12:29] » Aye.
>> Aye.
[12:30] » Any opposed? Hearing none, motion
carried.
[12:33] Moving on to 10.3.
Um
[12:39] we have VIA engagement letter for GASB
75 services. Lot of letters. Can you
[12:47] please explain what that means to us,
Dean?
[12:51] » So, this is the VIA actual service
solutions. They do the
[12:56] This part of our annual audit. This
is for Where's my cheat notes?
[13:01] Um retiree benefits that we pay for them
on their behalf and then ensure that
[13:07] it's funded. They kind of do their own
little audit and then it gets put in
[13:09] with our big audit and Tom asked for it
every year. It's been It's been in
[13:14] statute or law since
2017-2018
[13:18] and they've done it every year since.
[13:24] So, I I guess I I did not include it,
but at the end of the
[13:29] there's a whole another part to this
where we have to provide like employee
[13:31] employee numbers, rates, um
and benefits paid.
[13:37] And then they put it all in a nice
little report.
[13:41] » Um and then yeah, in talking with Tammy
it sounds like we've gone through these
[13:44] folks for the past several years also.
So,
[13:47] um and then yeah, like Dean had
mentioned, it sounds like every year, um
[13:51] the auditor, Tom Kelly, that does
auditing for the city, um asked for it
[13:55] and sounds like it's a requirement. So.
[14:04] Um hearing that information, is there
anybody that has any questions or
[14:08] comments regarding that?
[14:13] Hearing nothing, I'll ask for a mo- or
ask ask for a motion to um
[14:18] approve um
using these folks to to provide that
[14:23] service.
>> So moved.
[14:24] » Motion from Council Travella, is there a
second?
[14:27] » I'll second.
>> Second from Council Eckman, all those in
[14:29] favor?
>> Aye.
[14:30] » Aye.
>> Any opposed? Hearing none, motion
[14:33] carried.
Then moving along to 10.4, Max Gray
[14:37] Arena Pay Application number 16.
Um
[14:41] anything special with this, Dean?
>> No, not not necessarily. There's $98,600
[14:48] left to pay on the arena project, so you
still have punch list items to complete.
[14:52] So, that is the retainage that we're
holding back until all of the punch list
[14:56] items are complete or or we're satisfied
with them.
[14:59] » What was that amount again?
>> The remaining amount. This check's going
[15:02] out for $125,000.
>> was that other amount you mentioned?
[15:06] » That's the retainage of the entire
project.
[15:09] » [clears throat]
>> The total was
[15:10] » The total project we we bonded and
and borrowed
[15:16] 4.8 million.
>> You I thought I heard a 900 and some
[15:20] thousand dollars a year.
>> He used the 2018
[15:22] » 2018 2018
>> 2018 retainage.
[15:26] » It's going to come in significantly
under the 4.8, [clears throat]
[15:28] so we'll
once this is all done and we get the
[15:31] final invoicing, then we'll do a little
audit and see what we're going to do
[15:34] with the remaining proceeds if there's
any.
[15:37] Um
>> But just hearing that it sounds like we
[15:40] have the funds to pay this um
>> Yes, yes.
[15:42] » 125
>> It's already been actually been
[15:45] submitted to the ITRB for reimbursement.
So
[15:49] we should be receiving those funds
shortly, which is half of 50% 125,880
[15:56] and 3 cents.
[15:59] » Sounds good. Do we have any idea on how
many more pay applications we'll be
[16:03] getting or
>> I'm guessing there's only well, there
[16:05] should only be one more and that would
be to pay out the retainage.
[16:08] » Okay.
>> But we need to be satisfied that with
[16:10] these remaining items are completed.
>> Right.
[16:15] » The ITRB grant expires this month, so
I'm going to have to I already talked to
[16:19] ITR um
we're going to have to file an extension
[16:21] cuz this isn't going to get closed out
this month.
[16:23] » Okay.
>> At the rate this is going.
[16:26] » And how long does that extension go for?
A year or okay.
[16:29] » I I believe it's a year, but Sherry said
don't worry about it or ITRB said don't
[16:32] worry about it, you know, we'll we'll
cross that bridge when we get there, so.
[16:35] » Okay.
>> They've been really good to work with as
[16:37] well.
>> Sounds good. Yeah, hopefully
[16:40] yeah, within
before a year we're able to close
[16:43] everything out, but
yeah, if we
[16:47] want to make sure we get that money and
can use it.
[16:49] » Is everything pretty much done
at the arena with
[16:53] » Yeah, there's
There's some small things that didn't
[16:57] get done that were supposed to be done
such as sod and not seeded.
[17:01] You know, that we're disputing and then
some painting and some of number of
[17:05] other small items. We're talking a
couple of few days of work, but
[17:09] » Okay.
>> We're getting some pushback.
[17:13] Uh we're not getting pushback. It's
between Max Gray and SEH right now.
[17:17] And then there's subs.
[17:24] » Any other comments or questions for this
pay application?
[17:30] Hearing nothing, I'll ask for a motion
to approve paying pay application number
[17:35] 16.
[17:44] » I have I'm just eating.
>> [laughter]
[17:46] » Since I got on the council, I have not
voted or seconded or
[17:52] whatever made a motion to pay these
because I wasn't involved
[17:55] » Okay.
>> on the council when this has been done.
[17:57] I will begrudgingly do so
right now.
[18:01] » [laughter]
>> It's almost done, David. It's almost
[18:04] done.
>> Right.
[18:05] » Well, I wasn't involved when it started,
so I've held back.
[18:09] » Nor was I.
>> All right.
[18:10] » It's a It's been a great project
overall, I think,
[18:13] for the city.
>> Um yeah, if you have any issues, take it
[18:16] up with Brent and Sherry. They made that
[laughter] motion, so
[18:20] um but yeah, thanks for
>> cuz
[18:22] » Right. Um so motion from Council
Jablonski, is there a second?
[18:26] » I'll second.
>> Second from Council Eckman. All those in
[18:29] favor?
>> I.
[18:30] » I.
>> Any opposed?
[18:32] » Hearing none, motion carried.
That is it for our agenda, so I'll ask
[18:37] for a motion for adjournment.
>> So moved.
[18:39] » Motion from Council Jablonski, is there
a second?
[18:42] » I'll second.
>> Second from Council Eckman. All those in
[18:44] favor?
>> I.
[18:45] » I. Any opposed? Hearing none, motion
carried. Thank you.