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Home My WebLink About3/16/2021 - 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.) 3/16/2021 Council Meeting Agenda Page 1 of 3 East Wenatchee City Council Meeting Tuesday, March 16, 2021 Zoom Meeting East Wenatchee City Hall 271 9th Street NE East Wenatchee, WA 98802 Please note, this agenda also serves as the special meeting notice pursuant to RCW 42.30.080. Due to the Governor’s Proclamation 20-28 related to the COVID-19 emergency and open public meetings, this meeting is being held remotely. Phone -in option for the meeting: 253 215 8782, Meeting ID: 880 7528 4919 AGENDA 6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting Call to Order, Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance. 1.Consent Items: a.2021 City of East Wenatchee Title VI Standard Assurance Agreement. Vouchers: b.Date: 3/16/2021, Checks: 54744 - 54761; 54865 - 54903, in the amount of $243,235.34. c.July 2018 Payroll Certification. Minutes: d.2/25/2021 Council Workshop Meeting Minutes. e.3/2/2021 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. 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.) 3/16/2021 Council Meeting Agenda Page 2 of 3 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 hearing body 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 by testimony of experts and/or the applicant, 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.Public hearing to consider the Planning Commission recommendation of approval for ZTA 2020-02 amendments to EWMC chapters: 17.08 Definitions, 17.24 Residential Low Density District, 17.28 Residential Medium Density District, 17.32 Residential High Density/Office District, 17.34 Commercial Zoning District Land Use Matrix, 17.72 General Regulations, and 12.53 Driveways, Access Easement, Pedestrian Facilities, Walks and Trails – Lori Barnett, Community Development Director. i.First reading of Ordinance 2021-05, amending the following East Wenatchee Municipal Code chapters: 17.08 Definitions, 17.24 Residential Low Density District, 17.28 Residential Medium Density District, 17.32 Residential High Density/Office District, 17.34 Commercial Zoning District Land Use Matrix, 17.72 General Regulations. Suspend second reading of Ordinance 2021-05 Motion by City Council to approve Ordinance 2021-05 as presented. ii.First reading of Ordinance 2021-06, amending chapter 12.53 of the East Wenatchee Municipal Code regarding driveways and access easements, containing a severability clause, and establishing an effective date. Suspend second reading of Ordinance 2021-06 Motion by City Council to approve Ordinance 2021-06 as presented. b.Public hearing to solicit comments regarding a proposal for the councilmanic imposition of a 1/10th of one percent sales and use tax within the City to provide a funding source to address homelessness, affordable housing, mental health services, and housing related services in accordance with RCW 82.14.530 – Lori Barnett, Community Development Director. i.First reading of Ordinance 2021-04, imposing an additional sales and use tax of one-tenth of one percent for affordable housing and related services as authorized by RCW 82.14.530 by adding Chapter 4.12 to the East Wenatchee Municipal Code, providing for severability and establishing an effective date. Suspend second reading of Ordinance 2021-04 Motion by City Council to approve Ordinance 2021-04, imposing an additional sales and use tax of one-tenth of one percent as presented. 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.) 3/16/2021 Council Meeting Agenda Page 3 of 3 c. Public hearing to receive comments on the draft 2019 East Wenatchee Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). The 2019 CAPER describes how the city used the CDBG funds during the 2019 program year. i. Resolution 2021-05, a Resolution adopting the “City of East Wenatchee 2019 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report” in accordance with the requirements of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations at 24 CFR Part 91, and establishing an effective date. Motion by City Council to approve Resolution 2021-05 adopting the City of East Wenatchee 2019 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report and to authorize the Mayor to sign all required HUD certifications. 4. Presentations. 5. Department Report. a. City Attorney’s Office Council Update – Sean Lewis, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney. b. East Wenatchee Police Department 2020 Annual Report – Rick Johnson, Police Chief. 6. Mayor’s Report. a. COVID-19 Update. b. Strategic Plan Update. 7. Action Items. a. RH2 Engineering Task Authorization No. 1 associated with additional stormwater and asphalt work in conjunction with the Douglas County Sewer District’s Kentucky View Lift Station Phase II project – Tom Wachholder, Project Development Manager. Motion by City Council to Authorize Mayor Crawford to execute the proposed 2021 RH2 Engineering Task Authorization No. 1. b. Information regarding an Axon company Taser program for the East Wenatchee Police Department – Rick Johnson, Police Chief and Sergeant Marshall. Motion by City Council to authorize the Mayor to negotiate and enter into a 5-year agreement with Axon for tasers and taser related equipment for the EWPD for an amount not to exceed $56,254.00. 8. Council Reports & Announcements. a. Reports/New Business of Council Committees 9. Adjournment.