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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/17/2020 - 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.) 11/17/2020 Council Meeting Agenda Page 1 of 3 East Wenatchee City Council Meeting Zoom Meeting Tuesday, November 17, 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: a. 2021 Public Safety Testing Agreement Renewal. b. First Amendment to Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority Professional Services Agreement. Vouchers: c. Date: 11/17/2020, Checks: 54461; 54521 - 54584, in the amount of $361,841.40, and Voided checks: 54501. d. October Payroll Certification. Minutes: e. 11/03/2020 Council Meeting Minutes. f. 11/12/2020 Council Workshop 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 the purpose of fixing the 2021 Final Budget, which has been filed with the City Clerk. A copy thereof will be furnished to any taxpayer by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at (509) 886-6103 before 3:00 on November 17th. Any taxpayer may contact the City Clerk to make arrangements to speak and be heard for or against any part of the preliminary budget during the public hearing – Josh DeLay. 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.) 11/17/2020 Council Meeting Agenda Page 2 of 3 b. A first reading of Ordinance 2020-20, adopting the annual budget of the City for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 2021. 4. Presentations. None. 5. Department Report. a. Public Works Department Report – Tom Wachholder, Project Development Manager. 6. Mayor’s Report. None. 7. Action Items. a. A second 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 – Josh DeLay, Finance Director. Motion by City Council to approve Ordinance 2020-16 as presented, increasing of 1% in the regular tax levy based on substantial need. b. A second 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 – Josh DeLay, Finance Director. Motion by City Council to approve Ordinance 2020-17 as presented, increasing 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. c. A second 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 – Josh DeLay, Finance Director. Motion by City Council to approve Ordinance 2020-18 as presented, 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. 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.) 11/17/2020 Council Meeting Agenda Page 3 of 3 d. A first reading of Ordinance 2020-15, amending chapter 15.32 of the East Wenatchee Municipal Code updating the process for moving buildings upon city streets, containing a severability clause, and establishing an effective date. Suspend second reading Motion by City Council to approve Ordinance 2020-15 as presented amending chapter 15.32 of the East Wenatchee Municipal Code. e. A first reading of Ordinance 2020-19, fixing and confirming the salaries and compensation to be paid to certain officials and employees of the City of East Wenatchee during the year 2021 – Josh DeLay, Finance Director. First reading only f. A first reading of Ordinance 2020-21, finding that the City has a substantial need to increase the regular property tax limit factor above the rate of inflation and declaring that the limit factor for that tax year 2021 shall be 1 percent. Suspend second reading Motion by City Council to adopt Ordinance 2020-21, finding that the City has a substantial need to increase the regular property tax limit. g. ClearGov Software Agreement – Josh DeLay, Finance Director Motion by City Council to authorize the Mayor to sign and execute the contract with ClearGov Inc. for an amount not to exceed $61,050 over a 3-year period. h. Maul Foster Alongi Strategic Plan Proposal – Mayor Crawford Motion by City Council to authorize the Mayor to enter into an agreement with Maul Foster Alongi for Phase One, Task 1 – Project Discovery and Initiation for an amount not to exceed $12,000. 8. Council Reports & Announcements. a. Reports/New Business of Council Committees 9. Adjournment.