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East Wenatchee City Council Meeting
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
East Wenatchee City Hall
271 9th Street NE
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
Minutes
In attendance: Staff in attendance:
Mayor Jerrilea Crawford Devin Poulson, City Attorney
Councilmember John Sterk Lori Barnett, Community Development Director
Councilmember Harry Raab Josh DeLay, Finance Director
Councilmember Robert Tidd Andrea Sharp, Records Specialist
Councilmember Sasha Sleiman Ben Fauconnier, Police Sergeant
Councilmember Shayne Magdoff Jeanie Bryant, Police Admin Assistant
Councilmember Christine Johnson Maria Holman, City Clerk
Councilmember Matthew Hepner
6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
Call to Order, Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance.
1. Consent Items:
a. Date: 11/3/2020, Checks: 54462 - 54514, in the amount of $211,078.70.
b. 10/15/2020 Council Workshop Meeting Minutes.
c. 10/20/2020 Council Meeting Minutes.
Motion by Councilmember Sterk to approve consent items as presented.
Councilmember Sleiman seconded the motion. Motion carried (7-0).
2. Citizen Requests/Comments. None.
3. Public Hearing.
a. A public hearing was held for Ordinances 2020-16, 2020-17 and 2020-18 regarding
the 2021 property tax revenue and possible increases in property tax revenues.
Finance Director Josh DeLay provided a summary regarding Ordinances 2020-16,
2020-17, and 2020-18 and welcomed comments from the Council. Mr. DeLay also
communicated that these Ordinances will be on the November 12th Agenda.
Mayor Crawford opened the public hearing at 6:03 p.m. The Mayor asked if any
written public comment was received regarding this public hearing and no
comments were received by the City Clerk. The public hearing was closed at 6:20
p.m.
Comments provided by Councilmember Raab and Councilmember Magdoff.
Mayor Crawford read a first reading of Ordinances 2020-16, 2020-17 and 2020-18.
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4. Presentation.
a. Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce Destination Marketing Operations Jerri
Barkley presented the 2020 Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce Report to the
Council.
Comments provided by Mayor Crawford, Councilmember Magdoff, Councilmember
Tidd and Councilmember Sleiman.
5. Department Report. None.
6. Mayor’s Report.
a. Mayor Crawford presented a Certificate of Recognition to Andrea Sharp, Records
Specialist, for 15 years of service at the Police Department.
b. Councilmember Hepner read the 2020 Veterans Day Proclamation for the record.
c. Mayor Crawford talked about the Veterans banners that are displayed on 9th Street
as part of a joint effort with Wenatchee. This program was put together by Linda
Haglund in the Wenatchee Downtown Association to honor the veterans in our
community throughout the month of November. Banners are also being displayed in
Wenatchee.
Comments provided by Councilmember Magdoff.
d. Mayor Crawford reported that the Preliminary Budget has been posted on the City
website and a copy may be requested from the City Clerk.
7. Action Items.
a. Community Development Director Lori Barnett presented the proposed allocation of
$12,000 of Coronavirus Relief Funds for six months of building lease payments for
PowerHouse Ministries.
Motion by Councilmember Tidd to approve the grant award of $12,000 and
authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement with PowerHouse Ministries.
Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried (7-0).
8. Executive Session.
An executive session was announced by the Mayor 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 at 6:31 p.m. for a 10 minute session. The executive
session concluded at 6:41 p.m.
Motion by Councilmember Magdoff to authorize the Mayor to sign an arbitration
agreement. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried (7-0).