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Home My WebLink About2/18/2020 - City Council - City Council Meeting Minutes - Jerrilea CrawfordIn compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (509) 886-6103 (TTY 711). Notification 72 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting (28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title 1.) 02/18/2020 City Council Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 4 East Wenatchee City Council Meeting Tuesday, February 18, 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, Police Chief Councilmember Christine Johnson Ray Coble, Asst. Police Chief Councilmember Matthew Hepner Jeff Morrison, Code Compliance Officer Maria Holman, City Clerk 5:30 p.m. Executive Session. Mayor Crawford opened the meeting, and announced an Executive Session at 5:30 p.m. for 25-minutes, to discuss with legal counsel representing the agency on matters relating to agency enforcement actions or to discuss with legal counsel representing the a gency litigation or potential litigation to which the agency, the governing body, or a member acting in an official capacity is or is likely to become a party when public discussion of the legal risks is likely to result in an adverse legal or financial consequence to the City. The executive session closed at 5:55 p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________ 6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting Call to Order, Roll Call and the Boy Scout Troop 289, Peyton Smith, lead the Pledge of Allegiance. a. Mayor Crawford proposed that the Agenda order be changed moving item “a. Council Vacancy Nominations” to the end of the meeting in case the Council decides to go into executive session. Motion by Councilmember Hepner to move item “a. Council Vacancy Nominations” to the end of the Agenda. Councilmember Magdoff seconded the motion. Motion carried (5-0). b. Mayor Crawford asked if Council had action items? Motion by Councilmember Magdoff to authorize the Mayor to sign a Severance and Release Agreement for a former City employee, Teresa Allen. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried (5-0). In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (509) 886-6103 (TTY 711). Notification 72 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting (28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title 1.) 02/18/2020 City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 4 1. Consent Items: a. 1/10/2020 Civil Service Commission Secretary Agreement. b. 1/16/2020 Ogden Murphy Wallace Letter. c. Date: 01/18/2020, Checks: 53372 - 53373; 53384 - 53461, and Voided Check: 53208 in the amount of $107,277.94. d. January 2020 Payroll Certification. e. 2/4/2020 Council Meeting Minutes. f. 2/13/2020 Council Workshop Meeting Minutes. Motion by Councilmember Sterk to approve the consent items as presented. Councilmember Raab seconded the motion. Motion carried (5-0). 2. Citizen Requests/Comments. a. Mr. Leonard Anderson, 801 10th Street, came before the Council to ask Council what the plan is for the City in continuing the efforts to work with the Misawa Sister City Association. Mayor Crawford spoke regarding the City’s continued support of the Sister City Association and its efforts. 3. Presentations. None. 4. Department Report. a. Project Development Manager Tom Wachholder presented a Public Works Department Report. Comments provided by Councilmember Sterk and Councilmember Hepner. 5. Mayor’s Report. a. Mayor Crawford presented Jeff Morrison, Code Compliance Officer, a Certificate of Recognition for his 20 years of service to the City. 6. Action Items. a. Finance Director Josh DeLay presented Ordinance 2020-03, an Ordinance of the City of East Wenatchee, Washington, repealing Ordinance No. 2019 -18 and 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 Without objection, Mayor Crawford elevated Ordinance 2020-03 to the second reading. Motion by Councilmember Tidd to adopt Ordinance 2020-03, repealing Ordinance 2019-18, fixing and confirming salaries paid to certain officials and employees of the City of East Wenatchee during the year 2020. Councilmember Magdoff seconded the motion. Motion carried (5-0). In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (509) 886-6103 (TTY 711). Notification 72 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting (28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title 1.) 02/18/2020 City Council Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 4 b. Finance Director Josh DeLay presented Resolution 2020-07, a Resolution of the City of East Wenatchee, Washington repealing Resolution No. 90-06, and authorizing the Mayor, Finance Director, and Accounting Technician to make deposits and withdrawals to and from the City of East Wenatchee’s Local Government Investment Pool account (LGIP). Motion by Councilmember Magdoff to approve Resolution 2020-07, as presented repealing Resolution 90-6, authorizing the Mayor, Finance Director, and Accounting Technician to make deposits and withdrawals to and from the City’s LGIP account. Councilmember Hepner seconded the motion. Motion carried (5-0). c. Project Development Manager Tom Wachholder presented the Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) Project No. 8-3-161(012)-1 – Highline Drive and 3rd St SE Roundabout RH2 Engineering Consultant Supplemental Agreement for Services During Construction Motion by Councilmember Magdoff to authorize the Mayor to execute a Consultant Supplemental Agreement between the City and RH2 Engineering for an amount not to exceed $74,992.10 for services during construction. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried (5-0). 7. Council Reports & Announcements. a. Councilmember Magdoff shared information of the new St. Jude’s housing units, the next board meeting will be held there, and they will get a tour of the facility. b. Councilmember Tidd attended the Link Transit Board Meeting and they have ratified and approved the 2020 Budget. c. Councilmember Hepner reported regarding the Chamber of Commerce and working on legislation in Olympia, and HB 1953, a rural housing bill. Comments by Councilmember Magdoff. 8. Council Vacancy Nominations. (originally item a.) a. Hendricks, Dennis b. Sleiman, Sasha Motion by Councilmember Sterk to go into executive session . Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried (5-0). Mayor Crawford announced an executive session to discuss the qualification of an applicant for public employment, for 10-min, 6:28 p.m., the meeting resumed at 6:39 p.m. Motion by Councilmember Tidd that subject to verification that he/she is a registered voter in Douglas County and that he/she has resided within the limits for at least a year, I nominate Sasha Sleiman to hold office in Council Position 4. Councilmember Hepner seconded the motion. Motion carried (4-1, Sterk).