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Home My WebLink About8/23/2005 - City Council - City Council Meeting MinutesCITY OF EAST WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL CONVENED MAYOR STEVEN C. LACY, PRESIDING AUGUST 23, 2005 6:30 P.M. ROLL CALL Councilmembers Present: Councilmember Raab, Councilmember Hendricks, Councilmember Buckner, Councilmember McCourt, Councilmember Bremmer, Councilmember DeWitt, and Mayor Lacy. Councilmember Aiken and was excused. Council Action: A motion was made to excuse Councilmember Aiken from this Council Meeting by Councilmember DeWitt, second by Councilmember Raab. The motion carried, 6-0. Staff Present: Dana Barnard, Bob Goodman, Randy Harrison, Erin Martindale, Teresa Allen, Bruce Nash, and Chuck Zimmerman. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE CITIZEN COMMENTS Mr. Peart introduced himself as the new Commander of VFW Post 3617 in East Wenatchee. He added the next public event will be a Military Style Breakfast held this Saturday from 8:00 am to 10:00 am. PROCLAMATIONS Mayor Lacy read proclamations declaring September 16, 2005, as "Stepfamily Day" and September 17- 23, 2005, as "Constitution Week". MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Lacy said an Executive Session regarding Property Acquisition has been added to the agenda and will be held at the end of the Council Meeting. Mayor Lacy asked Street Superintendent to come forward and accept a Certificate of Recognition for completing 25 years of dedicated service to the City of East Wenatchee. DEPARTMENT REPORT Street Superintendent Goodman gave an update regarding the Grover Street Project. He said the City received two proposals for the project. The lowest proposal submitted was from Hurst Construction LLC in the amount of $130,563.00. He said the engineers estimate for the project is $111,322.00. He said he is recommending Council award the bid. He added the City has received $21,000.00 from Celebration Lutheran Church for their portion of frontage work and he has enough funds budgeted to complete the project. Councilmember Bremmer suggested waiting until spring of 2006 in anticipation of lower construction costs. 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ORDINANCE NUMBER: 05-09 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2005-08; AMENDING THE CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE 2005 BUDGET TO ADD FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE CURRENT EXPENSE FUND. RESOLUTION 05-08-02 A resolution calling for an election to be held in question of annexing an unincorporated area contiguous to the City of East Wenatchee designated as the Kentucky Avenue Annexation. Mayor Lacy said while working on this proposed annexation the City has taken a close look at proposed income to the City from the proposed annexation area and the additional costs that would be incurred. Some of those additional costs are dependent on Council decisions yet to be made such as hiring additional employees to ensure level of service is not dramatically interrupted. In working out the projections the City did have to make some assumptions. He expressed these are just assumptions based upon trying to get to an estimate of whether this annexation is attainable. He said that looking at the projections and the discussions he has had with Community Development Director Barnett regarding the reimbursement from the County under the pre annexation agreement within 3-4 years the City would be better off financially than we are today with that annexation. He added he had met with Commissioner Stanton and has yet to get a formal decision from the County Commissioners on amending the pre annexation agreement, but it is his understanding that the City would be able to work out a payment plan over time so that the payments that we would owe the County under the pre annexation agreement could be made as the income came in, as opposed to the financing. To extend that option the County would want token interest which would be the same the City receives from the State Investment Pool. He said there is a timeline in completing this process and if we do not pass the resolution calling for the election tonight the likelihood is we could miss some deadlines and not be able to get it on the ballot this fall. Council discussed Sales Tax and Use figures, funding options, other methods of annexation, condition of streets in the annexation area, and level of service. Councilmember Hendricks said he has concerns regarding level of service and is not in favor of the adopting the resolution. Mayor Lacy expressed that the decision to pass a resolution is a decision calling for an election to be held. It is not a decision of the City Council as to whether an annexation occurs or does not occur. He added in 1995 the City adopted an Urban Growth Area (UGA) which extends north to Baker Flats and east to Lyle Avenue. This proposed annexation area is a very small portion of the UGA. Action: A motion was made to adopt the resolution calling for an election to be held in question of annexing an unincorporated area contiguous to the City of East Wenatchee designated as the Kentucky Avenue Annexation by Councilmember Raab, second by Councilmember DeWitt. The motion carried 5- 1. (Councilmember Hendricks) CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE COUNCIL MINUTES August 23, 2005 Mayor Lacy read the resolution title. RESOLUTION NO. 05-02 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON, CALLING FOR AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE QUESTION OF ANNEXING AN UNINCORPORATED AREA CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE, DESIGNATED AS THE KENTUCKY AVENUE ANNEXATION AREA DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEMS 05-08-03 A recommendation for final approval of Peach Haven Division I — subject to completion of or submittal of items listed. Associate Planner Martindale said most of the items have been completed. Council Action: A motion was made to approve the final plat of Peach Haven Division I and authorize the Mayor's signature — subject to the completion of items listed in staff memorandum by Councilmember Buckner, second by Councilmember Bremmer. The motion carried 6-0. 05-08-03 Discussion regarding purchasing a bus for City purposes. Mayor Lacy said Staff thought purchasing a bus for city purposes would be an asset to the City for many uses including a shuttle for festivals and possibly leasing it to other authorities under an Interlocal agreement. He added, in checking with the State Auditor's Office it would be allowable as long as there was an agreement with LINK Transit. Council discussed the cost of the bus, maintenance, CDL licensing of a driver, and the use of other bus companies for festivals. Council did not make any recommendations at this time. Mayor Lacy said the issue can be revisited at a later date if there is further support. COUNCIL REPORTS Councilmember McCourt said her trip to Misawa, Japan was an unforgettable experience. She said it is indescribable on how well they were accepted and treated during their visit. She encouraged Councilmembers that have not gone to Misawa to consider taking this trip with the Misawa Delegation. Concilmember Raab said RiverCom has hired Wayne Barnhart as an interim Director until a new director is selected. Landon Fitch will be attending the next board meeting to discuss options and fees related to hiring a new Director. Councilmember Raab submitted minutes from the Chelan -Douglas Health District Board of Health meeting held July 18, 2005. Councilmember Buckner submitted minutes from the North Central Regional Transportation Planning Organization meeting held August 10, 2005 and minutes from the Wenatchee Valley Transportation Council meeting held July 14, 2005. CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE COUNCIL MINUTES August 23, 2005 Councilmember McCourt submitted minutes from the LINK Transit Board of Director meeting held July 19, 2005 and minutes from the Housing Authority of Chelan County & The City of Wenatchee regular meeting held July 28, 2005. Councilmember Bremmer said at the last Storm Water Utility meeting they received an estimate from KCM Engineers for the construction of a dam at 3`d Street SE and Mary Avenue in the amount of 1.5 million dollars. They felt that with a 100 year flood this would be the most logical place to start. They decided to go ahead with the engineering design at this time. EXECUTIVE SESSION At 7:50 p.m. Mayor Lacy called a thirty minute executive session regarding property acquisition. Mayor Lacy excused himself from the executive session as he has interest in the property being discussed. At 7:20 p.m. the executive session was extended an additional twenty minutes. Council reconvened at 8:40 p.m. ADJOURNMENT — 8:00 P.M. Lug-) Dana Barnard City Clerk