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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8/4/2020 - City Council - City Council Meeting Minutes - Jerrilea Crawford, MayorIn 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.) 8/4/2020 Council Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 3 East Wenatchee City Council Meeting Zoom Meeting Tuesday, August 4, 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 Shayne Magdoff Rick Johnson, Police Chief Councilmember Christine Johnson Trina Elmes, Events Director / PIO Councilmember Matthew Hepner Mary Beth Phillips, Court Administrator Josh Totness, Street Manger Sean Lewis, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Maria Holman, City Clerk 6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting Call to Order, Roll Call, and Pledge of Allegiance. Motion by Councilmember Tidd to excuse Councilmember Sleiman, Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0). 1. Consent Items: a. Data Access Subscription Use Agreement – Devin Poulson b. Date: 08/04/2020, Checks: 54102 - 54148, in the amount of $152,461.63 c. 7/16/2020 Council Workshop Meeting Minutes d. 7/21/2020 Council Meeting Minutes e. 7/30/2020 Council Workshop Meeting Minutes Motion by Councilmember Magdoff to approve consent items as presented. Councilmember Raab seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0). 2. Citizen Requests/Comments. None 3. Public Hearing. a. A second Zoom public hearing was held for 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, satisfying the obligatory hearing. Comments provided by Councilmember Magdoff. Mayor Crawford opened the meeting at 6:00 p.m. The Mayor read the ground rules and explained the public hearing process. The meeting closed at 6:02 p.m., no public comment was received. 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.) 8/4/2020 Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 3 4. Presentations. None 5. Department Report. a. Police Chief Rick Johnson provided a Police Department Report to the Council. Comments provided by Councilmember Tidd and Councilmember Johnson. 6. Mayor’s Report. a. Mayor Crawford reported that the COVID situation remains touch and go, and shared that the City will be placing signs at City Hall to thank everyone for wearing a mask. She also reported that City Hall remains closed and staff is working in the office and from home. b. Mayor Crawford shared an updated 2020 Council Committee & Board Assignments sheet due to the changes announced at the prior meeting. 7. Action Items. a. City Attorney Devin Poulson presented the second reading of Ordinance 2020-09, granting a non-exclusive Franchise to WANRack, LLC to construct, install, operate, maintain, repair, or remove fiber optic cables within the public ways of the City of East Wenatchee. Motion by Councilmember Tidd to adopt Ordinance 2020-09, granting a non-exclusive Franchise to WANRack, LLC as presented. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0). b. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Sean Lewis presented the first reading of Ordinance 2020- 11, updating excavation permit performance bond requirements and the title of the responsible city official by amending Section 12.04.080 of the East Wenatchee Municipal Code. Comments provided by Councilmember Magdoff. Mayor Crawford suspended the second reading of Ordinance 2020-11. Motion by Councilmember Sterk to approve Ordinance 2020-11, as presented. Councilmember Raab seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0). c. Project Development Manager Tom Wachholder presented Resolution 2020-21, declaring certain property (4 vehicles) owned by the City as surplus to the needs of the City. Comments provided by Councilmember Tidd, Councilmember Magdoff, City Attorney Devin Poulson, Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Hepner, and Chief Johnson. Motion by Councilmember Hepner to approve Resolution 2020-21, declaring 4-vehicles as surplus to the needs of the City. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0).