The City of Spokane Planning Services Department is hosting a virtual open house on February 15^th, 2023 6:30pm-7:30pm here is the meeting link; If needed, the meeting passcode is: snGzbJkM239. In this meeting, we will be presenting and discussing the Update to the Bicycle Parking Code. You can find a recent draft version of the code and a short overview presentation on our webpage.

The Bicycle Parking Code Update seeks to amend the current code (SMC 17C.230.200) to ensure the lasting applicability of the code and to provide more flexibility in the future. Three key elements of the update are:

• differentiating between the short-term and long-term storage of bicycles;
• removing the relationship between vehicle parking requirements and bicycle parking requirements; and
• providing best practice guidance for bicycle rack design and placement.

Thank you for considering and we hope to see you at the virtual open house!

Please join the Southgate Neighborhood Council meeting Wednesday, February 8 at 7pm at the Talbot Event Center at NEWESD 101 (4202 S Regal St.) This is a hybrid meeting, you can join in-person or via Zoom. Use meeting ID : 849 4369 8811 and Passcode: 227495 to join. Or join by phone: (253) 215-8782.

Minutes from our January meeting (coming soon!) and the agenda for our February meeting can be viewed at our Minutes and Agendas page.

We’ll see you February 8 at 7pm at ESD 101 or via Zoom!

Would you like to be added to our email list? Send an email to southgatecouncil@gmail.com.

From the City of Spokane: We are thrilled to announce that our survey asking about Your Housing Journey has been published online and is now available for anyone to fill it out.  This survey will do two great things:

1. It will help us understand each person’s housing journey, needs, and experiences; and
2. Some of you who respond to the survey will be invited to a focus group process that will help us understand the community’s vision and desire for housing choice and diversity in the future.

Early responders to the survey will also receive a small thank you from us for your time and expertise.   

If you’re willing, we are asking all of you to take 10-15 minutes of your time and fill out this survey.  Please also help us spread this as far and wide as possible by sharing this email with your members, neighbors, and friends.  Anyone who is curious about the City’s efforts to respond to the ongoing housing crisis and to make residential choice a reality for more people is encouraged to go to our project website at:

https://my.spokanecity.org/projects/shaping-spokane-housing/building-opportunity-for-housing/

There you will find links to the survey in seven different languages, information about the ongoing Building Opportunity for Housing project, and connect with our excellent team of planners working hard to make the lives of Spokane residents better.  The individual survey links are here as well:

Click here to access the survey in English

Click here to access the survey in Spanish

Click here to access the survey in Russian

Click here to access the survey in Arabic

Click here to access the survey in Vietnamese

Click here to access the survey in Tagalog

Click here to access the survey in Marshallese

As always, anyone interested in this project is encouraged to contact us at developmentcode@spokanecity.org or online at www.shapingspokanehousing.com.  Thanks and have a terrific day!

Please join the Southgate Neighborhood Council meeting Wednesday, January 11 at 7pm at the Talbot Event Center at NEWESD 101 (4202 S Regal St.) This is a hybrid meeting, you can join in-person or via Zoom. Use meeting ID : 849 4369 8811 and Passcode: 227495 to join. Or join by phone: (253) 215-8782.

Minutes from our November meeting and the agenda for our January meeting can be viewed at our Minutes and Agendas page.

We’ll see you January 11 at 7pm at ESD 101 or via Zoom!

Would you like to be added to our email list? Send an email to southgatecouncil@gmail.com.

Please join the Southgate Neighborhood Council meeting Wednesday, November 9 at 7pm at the Talbot Event Center at NEWESD 101 (4202 S Regal St.) This is a hybrid meeting, you can join in-person or via Zoom. Use meeting ID : 849 4369 8811 and Passcode: 227495 to join. Or join by phone: (253) 215-8782.

Minutes from our October meeting and the agenda for our November meeting can be viewed at our Minutes and Agendas page.

We’ll see you November 9 at 7pm at ESD 101 or via Zoom!

Would you like to be added to our email list? Send an email to southgatecouncil@gmail.com.

The City of Spokane Engineering Services, will conduct a virtual
community meeting to discuss the proposal for a Conditional Use Permit and Variance for a new Water Reservoir. This Conditional Use Permit and Variance will be processed as a Type III application and will require a public hearing before the City Hearing Examiner.

COMMUNITY MEETING INFORMATION: A Virtual Community Meeting will be held onOctober 26, 2022 at 6:00 pm at the following link via Teams:
https://my.spokanecity.org/projects/high-system-water-tank/

The applicant or their agent will make a presentation of the proposal. Any person may submit questions and comments at this meeting. For additional information, please contact the applicant at:
Applicant/Agent: Dan Buller
City of Spokane Engineering Services
808 W Spokane Falls Blvd
Spokane, WA 99201

Property Owner: Spokane School District
File Number: None Assigned Yet
Location Description: 2101 E. Thurston Ave. – Parcel no. 35333.0004
Description of Proposal: The applicant is proposing a new 2 million gallon drinking water reservoir to serve the area, with a height up to 130 feet and a diameter of up to 100 feet. This is a Type III application and there will be a Public Hearing in front of the City Hearing Examiner.

The Spokane Police Department is undergoing reorganization to take effect in January. If you’d like to learn more, check out this presentation from a recent Community Assembly meeting.

Please join the Southgate Neighborhood Council meeting Wednesday, October 12 at 7pm at the Talbot Event Center at NEWESD 101 (4202 S Regal St.) This is a hybrid meeting, you can join in-person or via Zoom. Use meeting ID : 849 4369 8811 and Passcode: 227495 to join. Or join by phone: (253) 215-8782.

We will have a special presentation from Nick Hamad, City of Spokane Parks and Recreation, about South Hill Dog Park options – neighbors will have an opportunity to provide feedback.

Minutes from our September meeting and the agenda for our October meeting can be viewed at our Minutes and Agendas page.

We’ll see you October 12 at 7pm at ESD 101 or via Zoom!

Would you like to be added to our email list? Send an email to southgatecouncil@gmail.com.

The new speed zone cameras on Regal St and Ray St started sending warnings to drivers speeding in school zones on Regal St and Ray St. Warnings will be issued through the end of October; in November tickets will be issued.

Read more: https://my.spokanecity.org/police/news/2022/10/03/warning-period-for-new-speed-cameras-ends-nov-1st/

The City of Spokane Redistricting Board (“Board”) is seeking input from the public on four proposed maps updating City Council Districts based on 2020 Census data. The proposed maps can be found at https://my.spokanecity.org/bcc/boards/city-council-districting-board/.

Members of the public are encouraged to participate in the online survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SpokaneRedistricting or email feedback directly to Hannahlee Allers hallers@spokanecity.org. The survey closes at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, October 2, 2022. The deadline for email feedback is the same.

On Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at 5:30 p.m., the Board is holding a Town Hall meeting in City Council Chambers to take additional public comment and hold a potential vote on which map to recommend to City Council for approval.

More information about the Redistricting Board, including meetings times, agendas, and recordings can be found at https://my.spokanecity.org/bcc/boards/city-council-districting-board/.