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East Wenatchee City Council Meeting
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
East Wenatchee City Hall
271 9th Street NE
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
Minutes
In attendance: Staff in attendance:
Mayor Steven Lacy Devin Poulson, City Attorney
Councilmember John Sterk Lori Barnett, Community Development Director
Councilmember Harry Raab Tom Wachholder, Project Development Manager
Councilmember Rob Tidd Josh DeLay, Finance Director
Councilmember Jerrilea Crawford Mary Beth Phillips, Court Administrator
Councilmember Shayne Magdoff Trina Elmes, Events Director/PIO
Councilmember Timothy Detering James Marshall, Police Sergeant
Councilmember Matthew Hepner William Brender, Police Officer
William Lane, Police Officer
Maria Holman, City Clerk
6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
Call to Order, Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance.
1. Consent Items:
Vouchers:
a. 11/19/2019, Checks: 52914-52964, and voided check: 52820, in the amount of
$208,064.29
Minutes:
b. 11/05/2019 Council Meeting Minutes
Motion to approve consent items by Councilmember Magdoff. Councilmember Tidd
seconded the motion. Motion carried (7-0).
2. Citizen Requests/Comments. None
3. Presentations.
a. East Wenatchee Police Sergeant James Marshall introduced two new hires of the
East Wenatchee Police Department; Police Officer William Brender and Lateral
transfer, William Lane.
Comments provided by Mayor Lacy.
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4. Public Hearings.
a. The City Council held a Public Hearing for the purpose of fixing the 2020 Final
Budget, which has been filed with the City Clerk. Copies are available to the public
and taxpayers by contacting the City Clerk’s Office. Taxpayers are encouraged to
comment for or against any part of the preliminary budget.
The Mayor opened the public hearing at 6:05 p.m., Finance Director Josh DeLay was
present for any questions or comments. The hearing closed without public comment
at 6:06 p.m.
i. Mayor Lacy read the first reading of Ordinance 2019-20, an ordinance of the
City Council of the City of East Wenatchee, Washington, adopting the annual
budget of the City for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 2020.
b. The City Council held a Public Hearing for Ordinance 2019-15, an Ordinance of the
City of East Wenatchee revising and extending interim regulations amending chapter
17.70 of the East Wenatchee Municipal regulating the acceptance of applications for
use permits, wireless communication facility permits, building permits, right of way
use authorizations and franchises for wireless communication facilities within the
City, to be effective for a period of 12 months, establishing a Work Plan, repealing
Ordinance 2019-03, declaring an emergency and providing for severability.
The Mayor opened the public hearing at 6:07 p.m., Community Development
Director Lori Barnett was present for any questions or comments. The hearing
closed without public comment at 6:08 p.m.
i. Ordinance 2019-15 was adopted by the Council on October 1, 2019. RCW
35A.63.220 and RCW 36.70A.390 require a public hearing within 60 days of
the adoption of interim regulations.
5. Presentations.
a. Travis Hornby of Wenatchee, the President of the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance
came before Council to talk about efforts to build a Pump Track at the East
Wenatchee Community Park and provided information on benefits to the
community.
Comments provided by Councilmember Tidd, Councilmember Hepner, and
Councilmember Raab.
6. Department Report. None
7. Mayor’s Report. None
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8. Action Items.
a. Community Development Director Lori Barnett and the City of Wenatchee, Housing
Programs Coordinator Oliver Crain presented Resolution 2019-29. A Resolution of
the City of East Wenatchee adopting the Chelan-Douglas Homeless Housing
Strategic Plan 2019-2024.
Comments provided by Councilmember Magdoff, Councilmember Hepner,
Councilmember Raab, and Mayor Lacy.
Motion by Councilmember Crawford to approve Resolution 2019-29 as presented
to adopt the 2019-2024 Chelan Douglas Homeless Housing Strategic Plan.
Councilmember Magdoff seconded the motion. Motion carried (7-0).
b. Mayor Lacy read the second reading of Ordinance 2019-16, an Ordinance of the City
of East Wenatchee, Washington, authorizing the regular property tax levy to be
collected in the 2020 tax year, an increase of 1% in the regular tax levy, and
authorizing an increase which may be allowed in the amount under new
construction, improvements to property and the State assessed property provisions
of State law.
Motion by Councilmember Sterk adopting Ordinance 2019-16 as presented.
Councilmember Magdoff seconded the motion. Motion carried (7-0).
c. Mayor Lacy read the second reading of Ordinance 2019-17, an Ordinance of the City
of East Wenatchee, Washington, authorizing the regular property tax levy to be
collected in the 2020 tax year, an increase of $1,790.49 in the regular property tax
resulting from previously banked capacity, an increase of 1% in the regular tax levy,
and authorizing an increase which may be allowed in the amount under new
construction, improvements to property and the State assessed property provisions
of State law.
Ordinance 2019-17 failed due to lack of motion.
d. Mayor Lacy read the first reading of Ordinance 2019-18, an Ordinance of the City of
East Wenatchee, Washington, fixing and confirming the salaries and compensation
to be paid to certain officials and employees of the City of East Wenatchee during
the year 2020, containing a severability clause and establishing an effective date.
Mayor Lacy asked if there were any objections to elevating the Ordinance to
second reading, Councilmember Sterk objected, and the Mayor did not exercise his
discretion to elevate to the second reading.