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East Wenatchee City Council Meeting
ZOOM MEETING
Tuesday, July 21, 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 Tom Wachholder, Project Development Manager
Councilmember Robert Tidd Devin Poulson, City Attorney
Councilmember Sasha Sleiman Richard Johnson, Police Chief
Councilmember Shayne Magdoff Trina Elmes, Events Director / PIO
Councilmember Christine Johnson Mary Beth Phillips, Court Administrator
Councilmember Matthew Hepner Maria Holman, City Clerk
Karsten Garcia, Police Sergeant
Josh Virnig, Police Officer
6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
Call to Order, Roll Call, and Pledge of Allegiance.
1. Consent Items:
a. Data Access Subscription Use Agreement – Sean Lewis
b. Wakeen & Associates Mediation Services Agreement.
c. Date: 7/21/2020, Checks: 54035-54095, in the amount of $397,674.97, and Voided
Check #53997.
d. June 2020 Payroll Certification.
e. 7/7/2020 Council Meeting Minutes.
Motion by Councilmember Johnson to approve the consent items as presented.
Councilmember Sterk seconded the motion. Motion carried (7-0).
2. Citizen Requests/Comments. None.
3. Public Hearing.
a. A first public hearing was held for the consideration of the use of Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to be included in the Community
Development & Housing Consolidated Plan for 2020-2024 and Annual Action Plan
for 2020.
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Public Hearing Continued:
Community Development Director Lori Barnett stated that she forgot to put the
Chelan Douglas Housing Authority Rehab Project on the Agenda Bill. The project cost
was approximately $59,000 and was used for converting 18-seasonal units to year-
round housing units on their property at Heritage Glen.
Mayor Crawford opened the meeting at 6:05 p.m. The Mayor read the ground rules
and explained the public hearing process. The meeting closed at 6:07 p.m., no public
comment was received.
4. Presentations. None
5. Department Report.
a. Finance Department Report for June 2020 by Josh DeLay, Finance Director.
b. Public Works Department Report by Tom Wachholder, Project Development
Manager.
Comments provided by Councilmember Hepner and Councilmember Tidd.
6. Mayor’s Report.
a. Mayor Crawford reported that the City remains at phase 1.5, and the Governor is
not accepting requests to move phases at this time. City Hall remains closed to the
public until phase 3 of the Governor’s Safe Start Plan. The city staff is wearing face
masks and PPE.
b. Mayor Crawford notified the Council that Maria Holman has been temporarily filling
the interim HR position while the Mayor decided what she wanted to do with the HR
position. After evaluation and discussion, Maria has agreed to permanently take the
role of part-time HR and part-time City Clerk. The Clerks position is a full-time
position, the City will be posting a Deputy Clerk position to provide the support
needed and back-up to the Clerk.
Comments provided by Finance Director Josh DeLay and Councilmember Sterk.
c. Mayor Crawford notified the Council that Councilmember John Sterk has requested
to step down from his assignment with the Chelan-Douglas Health District due to
time constraints. Due to the current environment and things going on with the
COVID-19, the Mayor will be filling this position and the transition be effective
August 1, 2020.
d. Mayor Crawford thanked Mayor Pro-Tempore Hepner for covering during her
absence.