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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1/30/2020 - City Council - City Council Meeting Minutes - Shayne Magdoff, Councilmember 01/30/2020 Council Special Meeting - Workshop Page 1 of 2 CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE 271 9th Street NE * East Wenatchee, WA 98802 Phone (509) 884-9515 * Fax (509) 886-6233 City Council Workshop East Wenatchee City Hall 271 9th St. NE East Wenatchee, WA 98802 Minutes Tuesday, January 30, 2020 In attendance: Lori Barnett, Community Development Director Mayor Crawford Tom Wachholder, Proj. Development Manager Councilmember Sterk Trina Elmes, Events Director / PIO Councilmember Raab Mary Beth Phillips, Court Administrator Councilmember Tidd Garren Melton, Natural Resource Specialist Councilmember Magdoff Karsten Garcia, Sergeant Councilmember Johnson Isaac Cooper, Police Officer Councilmember Hepner Maria Holman, City Clerk 5:30 p.m. Council Workshop. Mayor Pro-tem Hepner called the meeting to Order 1. Pledge of Allegiance & Roll Call 2. Mayor Crawford Joined the Meeting at 5:35 p.m. 3. Teresa Carlson, Housing Specialist with the Department of Corrections (DOC) and Connie Lamkin, Executive Director of Mid-Point Transitional Housing spoke to Council regarding the DOC’s Offender Re-Entry Program and its benefits to the State and the City. Connie Lamkin provided information regarding process and policies at her two locations in East Wenatchee. a. Comments provided by Councilmember Tidd, Councilmember Sterk, Councilmember Magdoff, Community Development Director Lori Barnett, Councilmember Johnson, and Councilmember Raab. b. Community Development Director Lori Barnett referenced the DOC’s Transitional Housing Provider Orientation Packet that is available online to the Council. 4. Victor Estrada, Recovery Alliance Group spoke to Council regarding the DOC’s Program and concerns with the transitional house on 27th Street NE.