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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/3/2020 - City Council - City Council Meeting Agendas - 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.) 11/3/2020 Council Meeting Agenda Page 1 of 2 East Wenatchee City Council Meeting Tuesday, November 3, 2020 East Wenatchee City Hall 271 9th Street NE East Wenatchee, WA 98802 AGENDA 6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting Call to Order, Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance. 1. Consent Items: Vouchers: a. Date: 11/3/2020, Checks: 54462 - 54514, in the amount of $211,078.70 Minutes: b. 10/15/2020 Council Workshop Meeting Minutes c. 10/20/2020 Council Meeting Minutes Motion to approve agenda, vouchers, and minutes from previous meetings. 2. Citizen Requests/Comments. The “Citizen Comments” period is to provide the opportunity for members of the public to address the Council on items not listed on the agenda. 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 City Council may take on the matter, will address the appearance of fairness doctrine, and will state the manner in which the hearing will proceed. Staff will first give a report, followed then 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 application, 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 Ordinances 2020-16, 2020-17 and 2020-18 regarding the 2021 property tax revenue and possible increases in property tax revenues. Presented by Josh DeLay, Finance Director. 1. A first reading of Ordinance 2020-16, authorizing the regular property tax levy to be collected in the 2021 tax year, and an increase of 1% in the regular tax levy based on substantial need. 2. A first reading of Ordinance 2020-17, authorizing the regular property tax levy to be collected in the 2021 tax year, and an increase of 1% in the regular tax levy based on substantial need, and authorizing an increase which may be allowed in the amount under new construction, improvements to property and the 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.) 11/3/2020 Council Meeting Agenda Page 2 of 2 3. A first reading of Ordinance 2020-18, authorizing the regular property tax levy to be collected in the 2021 tax year, an estimated increase of $1,500 in the regular property tax resulting from previously banked capacity, an increase of 1% in the regular tax levy based on substantial need, and authorizing an increase which may be allowed in the amount under new construction, improvements to property and the State assessed property provisions of State law. 4. Presentations. a. 2020 Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce Report submitted by Jerri Barkley 5. Department Report. None. 6. Mayor’s Report. a. Certificate of Recognition presented to Andrea Sharp, Records Clerk for 15 years of service with the City of East Wenatchee. b. 2020 Veterans Day Proclamation. c. Veterans Banners update on program. d. The Preliminary Budget has been filed with the City Clerk and is available upon request. 7. Action Items. a. Allocation of $12,000 of Coronavirus Relief Funds for six months of building lease payments for PowerHouse Ministries – Lori Barnett, Community Development Director. Motion by City Council to approve the grant award of $12,000 and authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement with PowerHouse Ministries. 8. Executive Session. To discuss with legal counsel representing the agency the legal risks of a proposed action that the agency has identified when public discussion of the legal risks is likely to result in an adverse legal or financial consequence to the agency. 9. Council Reports & Announcements. a. Reports/New Business of Council Committees 10. Adjournment.