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East Wenatchee City Council Meeting
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
East Wenatchee City Hall
271 9th Street NE
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
Minutes
In attendance: Staff in attendance:
Mayor Jerrilea Crawford Rick Johnson, Police Chief
Councilmember John Sterk Erik Hampton, Assistant Police Chief
Councilmember Harry Raab Lori Barnett, Community Development Director
Councilmember Robert Tidd Josh DeLay, Finance Director
Councilmember Sasha Sleiman Curtis Lillquist, Planning Manager
Councilmember Christine Johnson Robert Siderius, City Attorney
Councilmember Shayne Magdoff Sean Lewis, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Maria Holman, City Clerk
6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
Call to Order, Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance.
a. Motion by Councilmember Tidd to excuse Councilmember Hepner from the
meeting. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0).
1. Consent Items:
Mayor Crawford requested to move Action Item 6b to Presentations for this agenda, no
action will be taken.
a. 7/21/2021 Department of Enterprise Services, Department of Social and Health
Services Rental Agreement Amendment No. 1.
Vouchers:
b. Date: 10/5/2021, Checks: 55675; 55679 - 55731, in the amount of $1,517,767.71,
and voided checks: 55572; 55617; 55641; 55684.
Minutes:
c. 9/21/2021 Council Meeting Minutes.
Motion by Councilmember Tidd to approve consent items as presented and to amend
the agenda moving Action Item b to Presentations. Councilmember Johnson seconded
the motion. Motion carried (6-0).
2. Citizen Requests/Comments. None.
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3. Presentations.
a. Wenatchee Valley Misawa Sister City Association President David Kelts presented a
Sister City Association report. The planning for the 2022 Sister City Misawa visit has
begun and delegate applications may now be submitted on their website.
Comments provided by Councilmember Tidd, Councilmember Magdoff and Mayor
Crawford.
b. Rick Johnson, Police Chief presented information regarding a Regional SWAT
Interlocal Agreement to establish and maintain a multi-jurisdictional SWAT Team.
The Regional SWAT Team would include the City of East Wenatchee, Douglas
County, Chelan County, and the City of Wenatchee. He explained that the
agreement was not finished with final reviews from agencies and would be
presented at a future Council meeting.
Comments provided by Councilmember Tidd, Councilmember Magdoff,
Councilmember Sterk, Councilmember Johnson, Sheriff Burnett and Sheriff Morris.
4. Department Report. None.
5. Mayor’s Report.
a. Mayor Crawford introduced City Attorney Bob Siderius from Jeffers, Danielson, Sonn
and Aylward (JDSA). Bob Siderius has accepted the City Attorney role for the City of
East Wenatchee.
Comments provided by Councilmember Tidd, Councilmember Magdoff and Mayor
Crawford.
b. Mayor Crawford shared that she attended the 90th anniversary celebration of the
Miss Veedol flight at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center last
weekend, October 3, 2021. She also noted that today was the actual anniversary.
6. Action Items.
a. Planning Manager Curtis Lillquist presented Ordinance 2021-21, amending chapter
15.02 of the East Wenatchee Municipal Code changing the title of the code
compliance officer and clarifying duties.
Mayor Crawford suspended the second reading.
Motion by Councilmember Sterk to approve Ordinance 2021-21 amending chapter
15.02 of the East Wenatchee Municipal Code as presented. Councilmember Tidd
seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0).
b. Community Development Director Lori Barnett presented Resolution 2021-26,
Interlocal Agreement with Wenatchee for administration of the HB 1590 Affordable
Housing Sales Tax.