HomeMy WebLinkAbout3/5/2019 - City Council - City Council Meeting Minutes - Steven C LacyIn attendance:
Mayor Steven Lacy
Councilmember John Sterk
Councilmember Harry Raab
Councilmember Chuck Johnson
Councilmember Jerrilea Crawford
Councilmember Shayne Magdoff
Councilmember Timothy Detering
6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
East Wenatchee City Council Meeting
Tuesday, March 05, 2019
East Wenatchee City Hall
271 91" Street NE
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
Minutes
Staff in attendance:
Devin Poulson, City Attorney
Lori Barnett, Community Development Director
Josh DeLay, Finance Director
Trina Elmes, Events Director / PIO
Maria Holman, City Clerk
Call to Order, Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance.
a. Motion to excuse Councilmember Hepner by Councilmember Detering.
Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0).
1. Consent Items:
a. 03/05/2019, Checks: 51597; 51605 - 51658, and Voided Check 51146 in the amount
of $320,341.05.
b. 02/19/2019 City Council Meeting Minutes.
c. 02/21/2019 City Council Workshop Minutes
Motion by Councilmember Crawford to approve consent items. Councilmember Raab
seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0).
2. Citizen Requests/Comments. None.
3. Department Report.
a. Finance Director Josh DeLay provided a Finance Department Report.
Comments Provided by Councilmember Johnson and Councilmember Magdoff.
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4. Mayor's Report.
a. Mayor Lacy informed Council that a change to the Personnel Policy Manual may be
presented soon regarding exempt employees. Changes to the required 40 hr. work
week and offering exempt employees a form of a comp time bank "exchange time
off bank" that would allow some flexibility. The bank would not carry over and not
cash out
b. Mayor Lacy clarified that he had previously asked staff to put annexation work on
hold until space needs had been addressed. During a workshop Councilmember
Detering requested an analysis for the proposed annexation. The Mayor has not
asked Finance Director Josh DeLay to move forward with an annexation analysis. The
Mayor will ask Josh DeLay to work on that project.
Comments provided by Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Magdoff, and
Community Development Director Lori Barnett.
5. Action Items.
a. The first reading of Ordinance 2019-04, designating the dates, time, and place of the
regular meetings of the East Wenatchee Events Board by amending section 2 of
Ordinance No. 07-13 was presented by Trina Elmes, Events Director / PIO.
Comments provided by Mayor Lacy, Councilmember Detering and Councilmember
Johnson.
Mayor Lacy elevated to a second reading
Motion by Councilmember Magdoff to approve Ordinance 2019-04 designating the
dates, times and place of the East Wenatchee Events Board regular meetings.
Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0).
b. Resolution 2019-04, declaring certain property owned by the City as a surplus to the
needs of the City was presented by Devin Poulson, City Attorney.
Comments provided by Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Detering and
Councilmember Raab.
Motion by Councilmember Magdoff to approve Resolution 2019-04 with
corrections noted by staff declaring the house and any fixtures located at 1002 N.
Colorado Ave., as surplus to the City's needs. Councilmember Crawford seconded
the Motion. Motion carried (5-1, Detering).
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c. 501 Consultants Professional Service Agreement for facilitation of strategic planning
with the City of East Wenatchee was presented by Mayor Lacy.
Comments provided by Lori Barnett Community Development Director asking to
change the language to include a "not to exceed amount".
Motion by Councilmember Detering to authorize the Mayor to accept and sign the
Agreement as presented. Councilmember Johnson seconded the Motion.
Motion to amend the Motion by Councilmember Raab to change to the Agreement
paragraph 6, to read "Client agrees to authorize payment for said service in an
amount not to exceed $7,500 within 30 days of receipt of deliverables.
Councilmember Magdoff seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0).
Amended Motion by Councilmember Detering, seconded by Councilmember
Johnson carried (6-0). Without further discussion.
6. Council Reports & Announcements.
a. Mayor Lacy asked Council about having staff be present at the Council Retreat on
Friday, March 15, 2019, 10 a.m. — 3:00 p.m. Councilmember Crawford,
Councilmember Magdoff, and Councilmember Detering replied with positive
responses.
7. Adjournment. With no further business, the meeting a,fourned at 6:31 p.m.
Steven C. Lacy, Mayor
Attest:
Maria E. Holman, City Clerk
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at (509) 886-6103 (TTV 711). Notification 72 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure
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