On the agenda: Liberty Lake meeting — Flock camera (Feb 18)

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18, 2026 – 6:00 P.M.
22710 E. COUNTRY VISTA DRIVE
The purpose of the Community Engagement Commission is to serve in an advisory capacity
to the mayor and City Council. The Commission’s role is to gather ideas, input, and
feedback from community members, and to advise and guide city leadership.
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVALS
a. Agenda
b. Minutes of meeting of Jan. 21, 2026
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS
5. CITY HALL UPDATES (David Goehner)
a. See handout
6. DISCUSSIONS & BUSINESS
a. Feb. 17 City Council Meeting update (Norman, Stussy)
b. Updates from Sidewalk Master Plan work group (Saba, Lankford)
c. Updates from Capital Facilities Plan work group (Stussy)
d. Updates on Community Satisfaction Survey & Parks Capital Improvement
Program Priorities (Goehner)
e. 4th of July “Founders & Fireworks” & promotion
f. Other upcoming opportunities?
7. NEXT MEETING: March 18, 2026, at 6 p.m.
a. Requested items for agenda?
8. ADJOURNMENT

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CITY OF LIBERTY LAKE
Community Engagement Commission Minutes
Jan. 21, 2026 – 6:00 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting of the Community Engagement Commission was called to order by vice chair Bill Norman
on Jan. 21, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Position 1: Robin Bekkedahl Present
Position 2: Bill Norman Present
Position 3: Brittany Sitton Present
Position 4: Vacant
Position 5: Ralph Carlberg Present
Position 6: Vacant

Position 7: Leah Stussy Present
Position 8: Logan Lankford Online
Position 9: Mark Saba Online
Communications specialist David Goehner Present

APPROVALS:
Commissioner Stussy moved and Commissioner Saba seconded to approve the meeting’s agenda.
The motion carried unanimously.
Commissioner Saba moved and Commissioner Bekkedahl seconded to approve the meeting minutes
of Dec. 21, 2025. The motion carried unanimously.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
There were no public comments.
CITY HALL UPDATES:
Goehner introduced the City Hall Update that had been mailed out earlier in the week, and reported
that Dan Dunne had been elected as the new mayor pro tem during the previous night’s City Council
meeting. Commission members also discussed the current removal of trees at the Liberty Lake Golf
Course property on Sprague Ave. and some of the public response to this, with some comments on
how communication to residents could be improved in the future.
DISCUSSIONS & BUSINESS:
A – 2026 Community Satisfaction Survey: Goehner provided updates on the recent response numbers
to the current survey, with comparisons to previous years’ totals. Discussion followed among the
commissioners on promoting the survey through each member’s homeowner association group.
Discussion from commission members followed about making a paper version available for this year’s
online survey that could be mailed to expand access to residents who request it. Comments also
advocated for a message to be posted to assist people who may have difficulty doing the online survey.

B – Commission membership term limits: Commissioner Bekkedahl moved and Commissioner Saba
seconded to eliminate the sentence pertaining to term limits in Ordinance 277 (Section 2.C.).
Discussion followed. Commissioner Bekkedahl moved to amend her motion to specify that the
commission’s recommendation go to the City Council to remove the term limits and to remove the
geographic requirements of commission positions 1-4 in the ordinance (Ordinance 277a.2.B.3.). The
amendment passed unanimously. A vote on the motion as amended also passed unanimously.
Commissioners Norman, Saba, and Bekkedahl said they would be available to speak about the
commission’s request when it is brought up during a City Council meeting in February.
C – Other upcoming opportunities: No comments were made.
NEXT MEETING AGENDA ITEMS:
Requested items were:
- Discussion of outcomes of the commission’s recommendations from City Council meeting of Feb. 17.
- Updates on the Sidewalk Master Plan work group.
- Updates on the Capital Facilities Plan work group
- Updates on the 2026 Community Satisfaction Survey.
- Promotion of 4th of July event.
ADJOURNMENT:
Commissioner Carlberg moved and Commissioner Stussy seconded to adjourn the meeting at 6:55
p.m., which was approved. The next regular meeting will be held on Feb. 18, 2026.

City Hall Updates for Community Engagement Commission
2-13-2026

1. Public Works:
• There have been some recent community discussions (on social media and during City
Council public comment time) about the removal of trees in Liberty Lake. For good
sources of fact-based information addressing these topics, see the following on the
city’s Facebook site:
o Removal of trees at Sprague Ave. on Spokane County’s Liberty Lake Golf Course:
Posted Jan. 22 at 4:16 p.m. (and currently on city’s homepage)
o Renovations to medians on Molter Road: Posted Feb. 3 at 9:43 a.m.
o Criteria for becoming a “Tree City”: Posted Feb. 4 at 3:54 p.m.
2. Parks and Recreation:
• Parks and Recreation will be presenting Touch A Truck for 2026, after the library wanted to
step away from it for this year. Event is planned for Friday, June 6, during late afternoon
through early evening (instead of morning), and this time at Town Square Park (instead of
Orchard Park).
3. City Podcast:
• Most recent shows: Details about Flock cameras from LLPD Chief Damon Simmons, and
Seattle Seahawks overview with city Finance director Kyle Dixon.
• Upcoming: Frequently asked questions at the City Hall reception desk with Tait Garcia,
posting during last part of February. Remembrances of former mayor Shane Brickner with
former LLPD chief Brian Asmus, posting in early March. Sidewalk master plan discussion
also forthcoming.
-- David Goehner