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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2/16/2021 - 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.) 2/16/2021 Council Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 4 East Wenatchee City Council Meeting Tuesday, February 16, 2021 Zoom Meeting 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 Rick Johnson, Police Chief Councilmember Harry Raab Lori Barnett, Community Development Director Councilmember Robert Tidd Josh DeLay, Finance Director Councilmember Sasha Sleiman Tom Wachholder, Project Development Manager Councilmember Shayne Magdoff Josh Toftness, Street Department Manager Councilmember Christine Johnson Mary Beth Phillips, Court Administrator Councilmember Matthew Hepner Trina Elmes, Events Director/PIO Erik Hampton, Assistant Police Chief Ike Lasswell, Information Systems Maria Holman, City Clerk 6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting Call to Order, Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance. 1. Consent Items: a. Date: 2/16/2021 Checks: 54704 - 54711; 54718 - 54726; 54763 - 54819, in the amount of $147,404.08, and voided checks: 54673; 56631. b. 2/2/2021 Council Meeting Minutes. Motion by Councilmember Sleiman to approve consent items as presented. Councilmember Magdoff seconded the motion. Motion carried (7-0). 2. Citizen Requests/Comments. a. Meridee Pabst, of Wireless Policy Group, 2728 N. L Street, Washougal, Washington spoke to the Council regarding AT&T’s support to the City’s efforts to make its code consistent with federal law and appreciates staff’s hard work on updating the code. Concerns to AT&T are the continuing challenges it has faced in siting Macro Wireless Facilities to serve residential areas in the City. And, while Chapter 17.70 will be improved overall with the changes, it will continue to allow few opportunities in residential zones. 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.) 2/16/2021 Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 4 Citizen Comments Continued: Ms. Pabst shared some of the issues encountered by AT&T as: • AT&T and other wireless carriers need a mix of both traditional wireless facilities and small wireless facilities to deliver quality service to residents, businesses, and visitors in the City. • While demand for improved wireless service in residential areas continues to grow, options for siting wireless communication facilities to serve residential areas of the City have remained quite limited. Over 60 percent (62.5%) of adults and 73.6% of children live in wireless-only homes. Ms. Pabst also said that AT&T understands that City staff will be revisiting this code in a Phase II effort to address the concerns expressed. Ms. Pabst suggested adopting more of Spokane’s code provisions for allowing wireless communication facilities in residential zones after an applicant shows that options in preferred zones cannot meet the carrier’s service objective. 3. Presentations. None. 4. Department Report. a. City Attorney Devin Poulson presented a Legislative Update to the Council. Comments provided by Councilmember Tidd, Councilmember Hepner, Councilmember Magdoff and Chief of Police Rick Johnson. 5. Mayor’s Report. a. Mayor Crawford provided an update regarding COVID-19. The City is now in Phase 2 of the Healthy Washington reopening plan, City Hall remains closed to the public. b. Mayor Crawford reminded the Council that the Council Workshop has been moved to Thursday, February 25, 2021, 5:30 pm. c. The Mayor also announced that Community Development Director Lori Barnett and Project Development Manager Tom Wachholder have hired a new permit technician, Laura Perez who started employment today. 6. Public Hearings. None. 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.) 2/16/2021 Council Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 4 7. Action Items. a. Community Development Director Lori Barnett presented Ordinance 2021-03 adopting amendments to chapter 17.70 of the East Wenatchee Municipal Code regulating the acceptance of applications for use permits, wireless telecommunications facility permits, building permits, eligible facilities modification, and small cell facilities. Mayor Crawford suspended the second reading of Ordinance 2021-03. Comments provided by Lori Barnett, Mayor Crawford, Councilmember Magdoff and Councilmember Tidd. Motion by Councilmember Tidd to approve Ordinance 2021-03 as presented. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried (7-0). b. Project Development Manager Tom Wachholder presented a 2021 RH2 Engineering General Services Contract. Comments provided by Councilmember Magdoff. Motion by Councilmember Magdoff to authorize the Mayor to execute the attached 2021 RH2 Engineering General Services Contract. Councilmember Sterk seconded the motion. Motion carried (7-0). c. Community Development Director Lori Barnett presented a grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology for the required 2021 Review & Update to the Shoreline Master Program and the agreement between the State of Washington Department of Ecology and City of East Wenatchee (Agreement No. SEASMP-1921- Ewena-00118) for the Shorelands Shoreline Master Program. Comments provided by Councilmember Tidd. Motion by Councilmember Sterk to approve the Mayor’s signature on the Shorelands Shoreline Master Program Agreement Between the State of Washington Department of Ecology and City of East Wenatchee. Councilmember Raab seconded the motion. Motion carried (7-0). d. Community Development Director Lori Barnett presented a selection of consultant for Shoreline Master Program (SMP) review and update project and the Professional Services Agreement with Anchor QEA, LLC. Motion by Councilmember Sterk to approve the selection of Anchor QEA, LLC for Review and Update of the Shoreline Master Program and authorize the Mayor to sign a contract for services. Councilmember Sleiman seconded the motion. Motion carried (7-0).