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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8/18/2020 - 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.) 08/18/2020 City Council Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 5 East Wenatchee City Council Meeting Zoom Meeting Tuesday, August 18, 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 Harry Raab Rick Johnson, Police Chief Councilmember Robert Tidd Trina Elmes, Events Director / PIO Councilmember Sasha Sleiman Mary Beth Phillips, Court Administrator Councilmember Shayne Magdoff Maria Holman, City Clerk Councilmember Christine Johnson Councilmember Matthew Hepner 6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting Call to Order, Roll Call, and Pledge of Allegiance. Motion by Councilmember Tidd to excuse Councilmember Sterk. Councilmember Hepner seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0). 1. Consent Items: a. Date: 8/18/2020, Checks: 54156-54207, in the amount of $78,803.95, and voided check# 54085. b. July 2020 Payroll Certification. c. 8/4/2020 Council Meeting Minutes. Motion by Councilmember Tidd to approve consent items as presented. Councilmember Hepner seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0). 2. Citizen Requests/Comments. None. 3. Presentations. None 4. Department Report. a. A Finance Department Report was presented to the Council in the packet. Finance Director Josh DeLay was not present to speak to the Council during the meeting. 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.) 08/18/2020 City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 5 5. Mayor’s Report. a. Mayor Crawford provided a COVID-19 update, the Mayor and Councilmember Hepner attended a meeting with the Governor. They covered concerns regarding how businesses and people in our community are being affected. Councilmember Hepner shared concerns regarding farmworkers in our community. b. Councilmember Johnson shared that the conference room at her employment has been taken over by the National Command Center. Mayor Crawford added that the State has reached out to the Chelan-Douglas Health District to help with testing and streamline testing and creating efficiencies. c. Mayor Crawford shared that the Port District has reported that the grant requests for the CARES ACT are coming in very slow. Councilmember Tidd and the Mayor have been on KOHO advertising the funds available. The Mayor asked the Council if they had any ideas, they could reach out to her. i. Councilmember Tidd shared that he and Councilmember Magdoff will be reviewing grant applications received on Friday, 8/21/2020. ii. Comments provided by Councilmember Magdoff. d. Mayor Crawford shared a video message received from the City of Misawa, Japan Partner City delegation. i. Comments provided by Councilmember Tidd, Councilmember Magdoff, Mayor Crawford, and Councilmember Hepner. 6. Action Items. a. Community Development Director Lori Barnett presented the first reading of Ordinance 2020-12, adopting interim official controls as chapter 12.28 of the East Wenatchee Municipal Code establishing a pilot program to permit the temporary use of right-of-way for streateries along Valley Mall Parkway, to be effective for a period of six months, containing a severability clause, and establishing an effective date. Comments provided by Councilmember Hepner, Mayor Crawford and Councilmember Sleiman. Mayor Crawford suspended the second reading of Ordinance 2020-12. Motion by Councilmember Sleiman to approve Ordinance 2020-12, establishing interim official controls for streateries for a six-month period. Councilmember Hepner seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0). 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.) 08/18/2020 City Council Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 5 b. Mayor Crawford presented Resolution 2020-22, amending Manual of Personnel Policies and Procedures by amending Resolution 2017-08, by amending Resolution 2018-16, and by amending Resolution 2019-05. Comments provided by Councilmember Magdoff. Motion by Councilmember Tidd to adopt Resolution 2020-22, amending Manual of Personnel Policies and Procedures as presented. Councilmember Sleiman seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0). c. Police Chief Rick Johnson presented a Letter of Agreement between the City of East Wenatchee and the Teamsters Union Local 760 (“Union”), establishing a specialty rate-of-pay for an employee assigned as an Officer in Charge. Comments provided by Councilmember Magdoff, Councilmember Sleiman and Councilmember Hepner. Motion by Councilmember Tidd to authorize the Mayor to sign the Officer in Charge Letter of Agreement as presented. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0). d. Police Chief Rick Johnson presented a Letter of Agreement between the City of East Wenatchee and the Teamsters, Local 760 (“Union”), which modifies the terms and conditions of the existing labor agreement Article 15 Uniforms and Equipment, and Portable Audio/video Recorders (Body worn cameras (BWC) and Mobile Audio Video (MAV). The Chief also discussed the take home vehicle program for the Police Department that was also negotiated with this Letter of Agreement. Comments provided by Councilmember Sleiman, Councilmember Hepner, and Mayor Crawford. Motion by Councilmember Sleiman authorizing the Mayor to sign a Letter of Agreement modifying the terms and conditions of the existing Labor Agreement (Article 15), as presented. Councilmember Magdoff seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0). e. Police Chief Rick Johnson presented an Axon Enterprise, Inc quote No. Q-263051- 44049.754LM, restructuring the current body camera agreement with Axon Enterprise to have a department wide body camera program. The new contract is for a 5-years and includes hardware, software and training support to the agency. Comments provided by Councilmember Hepner, Councilmember Sleiman, Councilmember Magdoff and Councilmember Johnson. Motion by Councilmember Sleiman to authorize the Mayor to sign an agreement with AXON Enterprise for an amount not to exceed $89,991.41 over a five-year period. Councilmember Tidd seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0). 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.) 08/18/2020 City Council Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 5 f. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Sean Lewis presented a preapproval requested to authorize the Mayor to sign off on restitution settlement amount within the range of $50 to $2,160.34 for criminal case XZ0543949. Comments provided by Councilmember Hepner and Councilmember Sleiman. Motion by Councilmember Magdoff to authorize the Mayor to accept a settlement amount within the range of $50 to $2160.34 for criminal case XZ0543949 as presented. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0). Council Reports & Announcements. a. Community Development Director Lori Barnett spoke to the Council regarding Low Barrier Shelter Grant requirements. She explained that the Department of Commerce has required that all jurisdictions in the State of Washington have Low Barrier Housing program by June of 2018. The City of East Wenatchee worked through the Homeless Committee, and The City of Wenatchee hired Building Changes to do an assessment of local shelters and programs. According to the assessment, several of the local programs were able to meet the low-barrier shelter requirements. However, the existing emergency shelters do not meet the low- barrier criteria. During the 2020 session, the Legislature included funding for a grant program for low-barrier shelters in the Supplemental Operating Budget. The program will be administered by the Department of Commerce. The funds are only available to local government (cities and counties) for a three-year grant term: August 1, 2020 to June 30, 2023 and the Total estimated funding allocation: $642,636. Ms. Barnett provided examples of requirements. A Task Force subcommittee is working on this project. The application was submitted on July 30, 2020 for a low-barrier adult shelter; scalable to initially serve 30 clients with facility capacity to eventually serve up to 75. The application included a waiver from the December 2020 facility occupancy requirement. Chelan and Douglas counties were awarded: $1,117,592. The Chelan-Douglas Community Action Council will take on the management of the program which runs until to Dec. 31, 2020. Ms. Barnett also provided information on how the program will be developed. b. Community Development Director Lori Barnett provided shared Information regarding the CARES Act Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program. Chelan and Douglas County were awarded two grants. Most of the funds will be administered by the Chelan-Douglas Community Action Council (CAC) and the funding extends until June 30, 2022. Awards were $250,705 to Chelan-Douglas Community Action Council and to Chelan Valley Hope for Rapid Rehousing & Hotel-Motel Emergency Shelter.