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East Wenatchee City Council Meeting
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
East Wenatchee City Hall
271 9th Street NE
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
Minutes
In attendance: Staff in attendance:
Mayor Jerrilea Crawford Devin Poulson, City Attorney
Councilmember John Sterk Lori Barnett, Community Development Director
Councilmember Harry Raab Tom Wachholder, Project Development Manager
Councilmember Robert Tidd Josh DeLay, Finance Director
Councilmember Shayne Magdoff Tom Robbins, Interim Police Chief
Councilmember Christine Johnson Ray Coble, Asst. Police Chief
Trina Elmes, Events Director / PIO
Maria Holman, City Clerk
6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
Call to Order, Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance.
a. Motion by Councilmember Sterk to excuse Councilmember Hepner. Councilmember
Magdoff seconded the motion. Motion carried (5-0)
1. Consent Items:
a. Date: 02/04/2020, Checks: 53289 - 53371, and Voided Checks: 53132; 53187 in the
amount of $166,709.67
b. 1/16/2020 Council Workshop Meeting Minutes
c. 1/21/2020 Council Meeting Minutes
d. 1/30/2020 Council Workshop Meeting Minutes
Motion by Councilmember Sterk to approve the consent items. Councilmember
Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried (5-0).
2. Citizen Requests/Comments. None
3. Presentations. None
4. Department Report. None
5. Mayor’s Report.
a. Councilmember Johnson read the 2020 School Choice Week in East Wenatchee
Proclamation.
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Mayor’s Report Continued:
b. Mayor Crawford asked the Council how they would like to proceed with the Council
vacancy interview process. The Mayor recommended that the Council interview
candidates during the Thursday, February 13, 2020, Council Workshop and make
their nominations for an appointment at the Tuesday, February 18, 2020, regular
Council Meeting. Without objection, the council agreed to proceed.
Comments provided by Councilmember Tidd and Councilmember Sterk.
c. Mayor Crawford and Interim Police Chief Tom Robbins spoke to Council regarding
the need for an additional Police Department Fleet Vehicle. Interim Chief Robbins
stated that there is a 2020 Ford Explorer available for purchase at Chapman Ford,
this vehicle will be used as an administrative vehicle by the Chief, Assistant Chief or
Detective. Usually, the purchasing process takes roughly a year and the dealer
happens to have one on hand. Finance Director Josh DeLay has confirmed that the
City has funds available to purchase. Without objection to the purchase, the Mayor
moved to the next item.
Comments provided by Councilmember Tidd
d. Mayor Crawford read public records request that was received by the City. The
Mayor expressed that she has made some staffing changes since she became Mayor
and she did seek legal services outside of the City Attorney because he was not able
to assist her with this process.
6. Action Items.
a. Assistant Police Chief Coble presented Resolution 2020-05, a Resolution of the City
of East Wenatchee, Washington authorizing the Mayor to execute an Interlocal
Agreement for Cellular Phone Forensic Examinations.
Comments provided by Councilmember Magdoff.
Motion by Councilmember Tidd to adopt Resolution 2020-05 and authorize the
Mayor to execute the Multi Jurisdiction Interlocal Agreement for cellular phone
forensic examinations as presented. Councilmember Magdoff seconded the
motion. Motion carried (5-0).
b. City Attorney Devin Poulson presented Resolution 2020-06, a Resolution of the City
of East Wenatchee, Washington authorizing the Mayor to execute Interlocal
Agreement between Chelan County, Washington and the City of East Wenatchee,
Washington, for the Housing of Inmates in the Chelan County Regional Justice
Center.
Comments provided by Councilmember Raab, Councilmember Magdoff,
Councilmember Tidd and Councilmember Johnson.
Motion by Councilmember Raab to adopt Resolution 2020-06 and authorize the
Mayor to execute and Interlocal Agreement with the Chelan County Regional
Justice Center. Councilmember Tidd seconded the motion. Motion carried (5-0).