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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/13/2018 - City Council - City Council Meeting AgendasIn 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.) Page 1 of 2 East Wenatchee City Council Meeting Tuesday, November 13, 2018 East Wenatchee City Hall 271 9th Street NE East Wenatchee, WA 98802 AGENDA 6:30 p.m. Regular Meeting Call to Order, Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance. 1. Consent Items. Vouchers: a. November 13,2018, Checks: 50992-50995; 51012-51088; Voided Checks: 51004-51011; 51089, in the amount of $566,625.43. b. October 2018 Payroll Certification. Minutes: c. October 23, 2018 Council Meeting Minutes. Motion to approve agenda, vouchers, and minutes from previous meeting. 2. Citizen Requests/Comments. The “Citizen Comments” period is to provide the opportunity for members of the public to address the Council on items either not on the agenda or not listed as a public hearing. The Mayor will ask if there are any citizens wishing to address the Council. When recognized, please step up to the microphone, give your name and mailing address, and state the matter of your interest. If your interest is an agenda item, the Mayor may suggest that your comments wait until that time. Citizen comments will be limited to three minutes. 3. Public Hearings. The Mayor will call the Public Hearing to order and state the ground rules, the purpose of the hearing, the action that the hearing body may take on the matter, and will state the manner in which the hearing will proceed. Staff will first give a report, followed by public testimony. All speakers must speak into the microphone and clearly state their names and addresses. All comments should be addressed to the hearing body, should be relevant to the topic, and should not be of a personal nature. Public testimony may be limited to three minutes, unless further time is granted by the Mayor. If there are a large number of speakers, a representative may be appointed to speak on behalf of the group. a. A public hearing for Ordinance 2018-17, regarding the 2019 property tax revenue and possible increases. Presented by Josh DeLay, Finance Director. i. A first reading of Ordinance 2018-17 authorizing the regular property tax levy to be collected in 2019, an increase of one percent in the regular tax levy, and authorizing any increase which may be allowed in the amount under new construction, improvements to property and state assessed property provisions of State Law. 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.) Page 2 of 2 4. Presentations. None. 5. Department Report. a. Community Development Department Report provided by Lori Barnett, Community Development Director. 6. Mayor’s Report. a. March 07, 2018 City of East Wenatchee Application for Tourism Promotion Grant submitted by the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce for the Miss Veedol Video Story Phase 1, Summer 2018 Project. Motion by City Council to authorize the Mayor to sign a grant agreement with the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce (as recommended by the East Wenatchee Events Board at the December 11, 2017 meeting) not to exceed $6,000.00. 7. Action Items. a. A first reading of Ordinance 2018-21, of the City of East Wenatchee adopting interim zoning controls relating to cryptocurrency mining operations in commercial and residential zoning districts, to be effective for a period of twelve months, adopting a work program, setting a public hearing date, declaring an emergency necessitating immediate adoption and containing a severability clause. Presented by Lori Barnett, Community Development Director. Motion by City Council to elevate the ordinance to second reading and approve Ordinance 2018-21 establishing interim official controls for cryptocurrency mining for a twelve-month period. 8. Council Reports & Announcements. a. Reports/New Business of Council Committees. 9. Adjournment.