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Home My WebLink About7/7/2020 - 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.) 07/07/2020 City Council Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 3 East Wenatchee City Council Meeting Zoom Meeting Tuesday, July 7, 2020 East Wenatchee City Hall 271 9th Street NE East Wenatchee, WA 98802 Minutes In attendance: Staff in attendance: Mayor Jerrilea Crawford Lori Barnett, Community Development Director Councilmember John Sterk Josh DeLay, Finance Director Councilmember Harry Raab Devin Poulson, City Attorney Councilmember Robert Tidd Rick Johnson, Police Chief Councilmember Sasha Sleiman Tom Wachholder, Project Development Manager Councilmember Shayne Magdoff Trina Elmes, Events Director / PIO Councilmember Christine Johnson Mary Beth Phillips, Court Administrator Councilmember Matthew Hepner Maria Holman, City Clerk 6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting Call to Order, Roll Call, and Pledge of Allegiance. 1. Consent Items: Vouchers: a. Date: 7/6/2020, Checks: 53961; 53966 - 53970; 53977 - 54034, in the amount of $710,538.67. Minutes: b. 6/16/2020 City Council Meeting Minutes. Motion by Councilmember Magdoff to approve consent items. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried (7-0). 2. Citizen Requests/Comments. a. Mayor Crawford shared that she has received a citizen comment regarding fireworks, and she will share information with the Council at the next meeting. 3. Presentations. None. 4. Department Report. a. Finance Director Josh Delay presented a Finance department Report for an April Tax revenue update. Comments provided by Councilmember Magdoff. 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.) 07/07/2020 City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 3 5. Mayor’s Report. a. Mayor Crawford reminded the Council that the 6/25/2020 Strategic Planning Workshop was canceled, and she asked if the Council wanted to reschedule. The Council agreed to use part of the regularly scheduled workshop on 7/16/2020 to work on strategic planning. b. Mayor Crawford provided a COVID-19 update. City Hall is still closed to the public as we remain on phase 1.5 of the Governor's safe start plan and local governments are not expected to open to the public until phase 3. The Municipal Court is open and operating on a limited schedule; the Library remains closed also. City staff is back working onsite at City Hall and everyone is wearing face masks and personal protective equipment as required. c. Mayor Crawford continues to serve on the COVID Recovery Council. The Recovery Council will not be applying to move to phase-2 at this time as COVID counts are on the rise. d. Mayor Crawford also shared that the Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority still has funds available for any businesses that are being impacted by the COVID-19 in Douglas County. 6. Action Items. a. Project Development Manager Tom Wachholder presented the transfer of landscape maintenance responsibilities associated with WSDOT’s 5th Street/SR 28 roundabout per the May 30, 2017, GMB 1104 Maintenance Agreement. Comments provided by Councilmember Magdoff. Motion by Councilmember Sterk to authorize the Mayor to sign a transfer of landscape maintenance responsibilities associated with the 5th Street/SR28 Roundabout to the City. Councilmember Raab seconded the motion. Motion carried (7-0). 7. Executive Session. a. Mayor Crawford announced a 10 min Executive Session at 6:18 p.m., to discuss with legal counsel representing the City matters relating to 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 knowledge regarding the discussion is likely to result in an adverse legal or financial consequence to the agency. The Mayor reconvened the City Council at 6:28 p.m. Motion by Councilmember Raab, authorizing the Mayor to sign agreement 2020- 01. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried (7-0).