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Cityvision Magazine Vol THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES MAGAZINE MAY/JUN 2019 wacities.org THE RIGHT WAY MEANS COLLABORATING WITH YOUR COMMUNITY Making waste reduction and recycling programs accessible for everyone is important. It takes collaboration focused on purposeful listening and appreciating cultural differences. This is what we do. That’s why our Washington State team was named #1 in the nation for public education in 2018. Leadership by listening is what sets Waste Management apart. Need a partner who understands the power of inclusive, collaborative leadership? We hear you. Mary S. Evans Director, Public Sector Solutions 425-814-7844 [email protected] wmnorthwest.com sustainability.wm.com CITYVISION MAGAZINE VOL. 11 / NO. 3 FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF AWC BOARD PRESIDENT WASHINGTON CITIES OF DIRECTORS President Claude DaCorsi Don Britain Councilmember, Auburn Mayor, Kennewick Will Hall Vice President Mayor, Shoreline Ed Stern Councilmember, Poulsbo Micki Harnois Councilmember, Secretary Rockford Soo Ing-Moody Kent Keel Mayor, Twisp Mayor, University Place Immediate Past President Dorothy Knauss Pat Johnson Mayor, Chewelah Leadership. It means different things Mayor, Buckley KC Kuykendall to different people. As I write my last Past President Councilmember, Jim Restucci Waitsburg Cityvision column as your president, Councilmember, Sunnyside Derek Matheson I would like to share my thoughts on Chief Administrative Large City Representative Officer, Kent what leadership means to me. My hope Sally Bagshaw WCMA Past President Councilmember, Seattle is that everyone who decides to run Ryan Mello Chief Executive Officer Councilmember, Peter B. King Tacoma for office will do so out of service Vista Field, Clover Island, and Carmen Méndez to their community, and not to Downtown Kennewick. It will be CITYVISION STAFF Councilmember, promote personal agendas or my pleasure to show the results Editor Yakima Brian Daskam ideology. of our great partnerships to all of Teresa Mosqueda Leaders lead by example; they you in June 2020 when Kennewick Published in Councilmember, Seattle conjunction with can be quiet and let their actions hosts the AWC annual conference. Candace Mumm SagaCity Media Inc. speak for themselves, or they We cannot be successful and Councilmember, Founder & President Spokane can be vocal and demonstrative. grow as community leaders, and Nicole Vogel Whatever their style, community as elected officials, if we are not Beth Munns SVP, Editorial & Operations Mayor Pro Tem, leaders, especially elected willing to work with each other for Bill Hutfilz Oak Harbor officials, do what is best for their positive results. Leadership is not VP, Custom Media Jon Nehring communities. Leaders make cheap, it is not easy, and it is not Jeff Adams Mayor, Marysville decisions that do not always align without risk. How you lead, and Advertising Sales Ron Onslow with their personal ideology but how your constituents view your Carol Cummins Councilmember, that do align with the majority leadership, will define you as a Managing Editor Ridgefield they represent and benefit the leader and, more importantly, as Ted Katauskas Jerry Phillips greater community they serve. a person. Art Director Mayor, Long Beach True leaders are flexible, have the It has been an honor to have Nate Bullis Cynthia Pratt ability to compromise, and see all served as your AWC president for Contributing Artists Deputy Mayor, Lacey positions on issues. this past year. AWC is a wonderful Ryan Bell Leaders develop partnerships organization that has great Kim Fetrow Rob Putaansuu Joshua Huston Mayor, Port Orchard with other community leaders. leadership and supporting staff. Copy Chief Cindy Reents Ten years ago in Kennewick, we AWC is a leader to be proud of. Jennifer Krazit City Manager, Richland lacked the kinds of partnerships WCMA President Production Director needed to do good for the Sincerely, In Churl Yo Jose Trevino community. But through strong Mayor, Granger leadership, the City of Kennewick has developed great partnerships with the Port of Kennewick and Association of Benton County government; we’ve Washington Cities Inc. worked together to redevelop 1076 Franklin St. SE and reinvigorate our Columbia Don Britain Olympia, WA 98501 360-753-4137 Gardens Urban Wine Village, Mayor, Kennewick 800-562-8981 Fax: 360-753-0149 wacities.org MAY/JUNE 2019 CITYVISION MAGAZINE 1 5/6.19 1 WELCOME NOTE 11 CITYSCOPE 23 CITYWISE Twisp Mayor Soo Ing-Moody talks Expert perspectives on effective about how evaluating a small town’s collaborative leadership, resources for 5 CITYBEAT weaknesses can be a source of strength. local elections guidance, and tips from Leadership lessons on finding common Rural Development Initiatives. cause, working with communities of faith, and putting the party back into 14 feature local politics. And in our popular NOTED ALL INCLUSIVE 28 CITYSCAPE feature, we spell out the legal ABCs for How Pasco is steering away from Remembering a legendary figure who municipal elections. acrimony and toward harmony by fashioned her own brand of leadership elevating diverse voices BY KIRSTEN DOBROTH ⊳ A folk dancer performs in downtown Pasco at the city’s 2019 Cinco de Mayo Celebration ALL INCLUSIVE, P. 14 2 CITYVISION MAGAZINE MAY/JUNE 2019 KIM FETROW PHOTOGRAPHY We’re all over the map FCS GROUP: —in the very best way! Effective public sector financial, management and economic solutions For more information go to www.fcsgroup.com (425) 867-1802 For 20 years the King County GIS Center has been the best option for GIS service, support, and training throughout the Pacic Northwest and beyond. Utility Rate and Asset Management Financial Planning Economic Let us help you! 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Contact us for a tour and 425-392-7090 learn more about our www.KenyonDisend.com colocation services: The Municipal Law Firm [email protected] Contact: Eddie Westmoreland, Western Region VP of Governmental Affairs - 253.896.3275 / [email protected] NEWS + NOTES FROM AROUND THE STATE A Tale of Two Cities How a brush with terminal apathy brought Bingen and White Salmon back to life T’S A FEUD SHAKESPEARE HIMSELF could have conjured: goods. White Salmon responded by building its own road and Two cities—Bingen and White Salmon—locked in a bitter dock, but issues continued to fester. When the railroad came rivalry dating back to their founding in the late 1800s. to the area, neither town would cede on the station name, so it The issue? Access to the Columbia River. has borne the names of both cities to this day. IThe founding families—the Suksdorfs of Bingen and the White Salmon City Administrator Pat Munyan recalls that Jewetts of White Salmon—were at loggerheads over water the tension was still palpable over a century later, when he access, and no one would budge. The ferry landing was started the job in 2010. “There was a long-term standing of accessible only through Bingen, and things reached such a mistrust between the two cities,” he says, “partly due to a ‘good fever pitch that the Suksdorfs blocked the right of way to the ol’ boy’ system in which if there’s always been dispute, there’s river, completely isolating White Salmon from its lifeline of always going to be one.” But geo- CONTINUED ON P.10 ⊲ NOTED ⊲ A PRIMER ON MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS LAW THE QUESTION ⊲ WHAT’S BEEN DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU EXPECTED? TRAINING ⊲ AWC ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND MORE Contact: Eddie Westmoreland, Western Region VP of Governmental Affairs - 253.896.3275 / [email protected] MAY/JUNE 2019 CITYVISION MAGAZINE 5 them to offer things that are fun for kids and families to do.” While some volunteers from civic groups like the local Lions Club (which serves food at the events) actually prefer to stand behind a booth at Mill Creek’s Party in the Parks, the city and civic partners—from firefighters to Boy Scouts—provide a bevy of activities to encourage partygoers to mix and mingle. And in addition to setting up giant parachutes and cornhole boards, at one Party in the Park last summer the city distributed surveys soliciting detailed THE CITY AND CIVIC PARTNERS— FROM FIREFIGHTERS TO BOY SCOUTS—PROVIDE A BEVY OF ACTIVITIES TO ENCOURAGE PARTYGOERS TO MIX AND MINGLE. feedback about Mill Creek’s proposed biennial budget. “We went through every survey we had,” says Kirk, noting that the city actually used responses from the surveys to guide decision making about the budget. “We want people to come and have fun, but we can also use it as an opportunity to help the city do better.” FRESH Mill Creek adopted a more laissez-faire IDEA approach with its Pop-Up Block Party, a 7-by-14-foot utility trailer stocked with games, folding tables and chairs, coolers, a bubble machine, first aid supplies, and road closure materials (purchased with Party Line $9,808 donated from local businesses and Mill Creek stages alfresco summer soirees to nonprofits and a $300 ante from the city). engage with its community. Residents reserve the trailer online, free of charge, with only two stipulations—that BY ISABELLE JOHNSON they pay a $150 refundable deposit with proof of insurance, and that they agree IN AN AGE WHEN INFORMATION ideas, and enjoy some fresh air.
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