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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7/11/2017 - City Council - City Council Meeting Minutes - Steven C LacyRegular Session of the City Council East Wenatchee City Hall 271 9th St. NE, East Wenatchee, WA July 11, 2017 MINUTES The meeting was brought to order at 6:30 PM by Mayor Lacy. ROLL CALL Mayor Steven C. Lacy Councilmember Tim Detering Councilmember Sandra McCourt Councilmember Wayne Barnhart Councilmember John Sterk Councilmember Harry Raab Councilmember Chuck Johnson Councilmember Jerrilea Crawford EMPLOYEES IN ATTENDANCE City Attorney Devin Poulson Finance Director Nick Gerde City Engineer Greg Pezoldt HR Generalist Teresa Allen Assistant Police Chief Ray Coble PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRESENTATION Becci Piepel, Douglas County Countywide Solid Waste Coordinator thanked the Council for hosting the Household Hazardous Waste Collection event that was held over the weekend. She indicated there was a good turnout for the event. She reviewed the solid waste programs with Council and explained the various funding sources that support the programs. She indicated that funding from the Department of Ecology has been decreasing over the years. She provided the Council with copies of the program budget. She mentioned that she was looking for other funding sources with the goal of providing more programs such as an automobile collection event and helping to clean up properties where compliance issues are being addressed. She briefly explained the interlocal agreement amendments that were on the agenda later in the meeting. PUBLIC COMMENTS No one offered any public comments. DEPARTMENT REPORTS Dan White, Events Coordinator provided an overview and recap of the 2017 Parkway Pileup Event. He indicated that they had 112 vehicles entered but there were more vehicles in the event that did not register. He mentioned some of the sponsors for the event: the Windmill Restaurant, Discount Auto Glass, Pizza-n-More, and Joes. Councilmember Crawford asked if there was a count on the number of participants that came from out of town. Mr. White indicated he did not have those numbers but he would ask Brooke Black to review the entry slips and report back to City of East Wenatchee Council Minutes July 11, 2017 Council. He mentioned that they were already working on the Wings and Wheels Event and he could report that all the advertisers from last year had decided to participate again this year. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Lacy referred to the list of Council assignments that had been included in the packet and indicated that there was one correction that needed to be made. Councilmember Johnson was on the Solid Waste Committee, not Councilmember Barnhart. He will have that change made and a new list distributed. Mayor Lacy indicated that the joint hearing with the County Commissions regarding the minimum density provision and other amendments was tentatively rescheduled to August 8, 2017 starting at 5:30. He asked if all the Council members would be able to make that meeting. There was a general acknowledgement that everyone would be there. Councilmember Barnhart asked if the information could be presented at a workshop before the hearing date to give the Council more time to prepare. It was noted that there was a workshop coming up on July 20, 2017. Finance Director Gerde indicated he would put that on the list as an agenda item. CONSENT CALENDAR Items listed below were distributed to Councilmember's in advance for study and were enacted in one motion: • Minutes of the Council Workshop on June 22, 2017 and for the Regular Council Meeting on June 27, 2017. • 2017 Payables. As of this date, July 11, 2017, Council does approve checks 48269 thru 48271 and 48286 thru 48335 in the total amount of $95,603.43. Payables check 48216 was voided. Councilmember Detering asked for clarification whether members that were not at a Council meeting should be voting on the minutes. Mayor Lacy explained that was appropriate given the fact they were presented with the minutes prior to the meeting. Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember Barnhart to approve the Consent Calendar, second by Councilmember McCourt. The motion carried 7-0. ACTION ITEMS 2. Approval of the Grant Agreement with the Transportation Improvement Board for the Relight Washington grant. Presented by Greg Pezoldt, City Engineer. Mr. Pezoldt explained this was a grant from the Transportation Improvement Board allowing the City to replace the old street illumination systems with new LED lights. There are two grant agreements S- E-161(001)-1 for $58,000 and S-E-161(002)-1 for $131,250. The project will be coordinated with the Douglas PUD. The PUD will purchase the equipment and replace their own lights. The City will be responsible for replacing their own lights and will be hiring a contractor to complete that job. There is no match for the grant, the grant pays the full cost of replacement. There was a general discussion that the City will save money overall since the PUD is lowering the street light fee from $10 per pole to $2 Page 2 City of East Wenatchee Council Minutes July 11, 2017 per pole. He explained there would need to be a budget amendment later in the year since this is a new revenue source and a new expenditure. Mayor Lacy indicated that he would like Mr. Pezoldt to analyze the cost of putting in more street lighting in areas where that amenity is lacking especially in the areas that have been annexed into the City over the past few years. Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember Barnhart to approve the Mayor's signature on the grant agreements, second by Councilmember Johnson. The motion carried 7-0. ORDINANCES 3. Second Reading of Ordinance 2017-11: An Ordinance of the City of East Wenatchee establishing the monthly salary of a City Councilmember and establishing an automatic increase in salary of $18 each year. Council Action: Councilmember Johnson made a motion to amend the original ordinance to reduce the automatic annual increase amount from $18 to $15 and to have the increase expire after 7 years unless the Council takes action to extend it. Councilmember Detering provided a second to the motion. There was some discussion of procedure. Mayor Lacy explained that there should be a vote on the motion proposing the amendment and then a vote on the amended ordinance. The Mayor called for a vote on the amendment to the ordinance. The amendment passed with a vote of 6-1 (Raab). Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember Detering to approve the amended Ordinance 2017-11, second by Councilmember Johnson. The motion carried 6-1 (Raab). 4. First Reading of Ordinance No. 2017-12: An Ordinance of the City of East Wenatchee authorizing the East Wenatchee Municipal Court to impose a $25.00 monetary penalty for failure to respond to a parking infraction by amending Section 10.08.160 of the East Wenatchee Municipal Code. Presented by Devin Poulson, City Attorney. Mr. Poulson explained the proposed amendment was necessary to bring the City Code into alignment with state law and the Court's accounting system. Mayor Lacy elevated the ordinance to second reading. Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember Raab to approve Ordinance No. 2017-12, second by Councilmember McCourt. The motion carried 7-0. 5. Request to Elevate to Second Reading - Ordinance No. 2017-13: An Ordinance of the City of East Wenatchee updating the City's business -license regulations by adding sections to Title 5 of the East Wenatchee Municipal Code and by amending sections of Title 5 of the East Wenatchee Municipal Code. Presented by Devin Poulson, City Attorney. Mr. Poulson explained that the proposed amendments were necessary in preparation for the transition to the state business license system that is projected to occur in September 2017. Mayor Lacy elevated the ordinance to second reading. Page 3 City of East Wenatchee Council Minutes July 11, 2017 Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember Crawford to approve Ordinance No. 2017-13, second by Councilmember Sterk. The motion carried 7- 0. 6. First Reading of Ordinance No. 2017-14: An Ordinance of the City of East Wenatchee establishing the fees the City may charge when copying or sending public records by amending Ordinance 2016-02. Presented by Devin Poulson, City Attorney. Mr. Poulson explained that recent legislative action made it possible for cities and counties to collect fees for producing electronic records when responding to a public records request. The proposed ordinance would allow the City to collect those fees. Mayor Lacy elevated the ordinance to second reading. Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember Detering to approve Ordinance No. 2017-14, second by Councilmember Johnson. The motion carried 7-0. RESOLUTIONS 7. Resolution 2017-05: A Resolution of the City of East Wenatchee, Washington authorizing the Mayor to sign the second amendment to the Interlocal Agreement between the City of East Wenatchee, the City of Bridgeport, the City of Rock Island, the Town of Mansfield, the Town of Waterville, and Douglas County relating to the Countywide Solid Waste Program. Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember Johnson to approve Resolution 2017-05, second by Councilmember Barnhart. The motion carried 7-0. COUNCIL REPORTS Councilmember Barnhart mentioned that he would like to see more frequent street construction reports considering all the activity underway. Mr. Pezoldt indicated that he would start including reports at every Council meeting. Mayor Lacy referenced the letter of concern submitted by Marcia Reynolds regarding fireworks. He explained that he had been interviewed by the Wenatchee World and he wanted to make note that the fire in the mobile home park was not in the City limits and the fireworks that started it were not legal fireworks. The cause of the shed fire in the City limits has not been determined. There was a general discussion that there seemed to be fewer personal fireworks displays than in previous years but there were still illegal ones being used. Councilmember Crawford reported that the Grocery Outlet opening celebration was well attended and they had made a generous contribution to Light House Ministries. ADJOURNMENT - 7:21 PM A6daine C. Barnett Acting City Clerk Page 4