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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/16/2021 - 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.) 11/16/2021 Council Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 5 East Wenatchee City Council Meeting Zoom and In Person Tuesday, November 16, 2021 East Wenatchee City Hall 271 9th Street NE East Wenatchee, WA 98802 Minutes In attendance: Staff in attendance: Mayor Jerrilea Crawford Robert Siderius, City Attorney Councilmember John Sterk Lori Barnett, Community Development Director Councilmember Harry Raab Curtis Lillquist, Planning Manager Councilmember Robert Tidd Josh DeLay, Finance Director Councilmember Christine Johnson Trina Elmes, Events Director/PIO Councilmember Matthew Hepner Sean Lewis, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Councilmember Shayne Magdoff 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 Sleiman from the meeting. Councilmember Magdoff seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0). 1. Consent Items: Vouchers: a. Date: 11/16/2021, checks: 55844 - 55845; 55851; 55853 - 55914, and voided check: 55852, in the amount of $192,866.45. b. October 2021 Payroll Certification. Minutes: c. 11/2/2021 Council Meeting Minutes. Motion by Councilmember Magdoff to approve consent items as presented. Councilmember Hepner seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0). 2. Citizen Requests/Comments. None. 3. Public Hearing. a. Mayor Crawford opened the public hearing for the purpose of fixing the 2022 Final Budget. Finance Director Josh DeLay presented a staff report. The Mayor opened for public comment and no comments were received from the public. The public hearing closed at 6:06 p.m. 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.) 11/16/2021 Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 5 i. The Mayor read the second reading of Ordinance 2021-22, authorizing the regular property tax levy to be collected in the 2022 tax year where the City is opting to bank its capacity and not take an increase over the 2021 levy – Josh DeLay, Finance Director. Motion by Councilmember Tidd to adopt Ordinance 2021-22 as presented, authorizing the regular tax levy to be collected in the 2022 tax year. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0). ii. The Mayor read the first reading of Ordinance 2021-24, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of East Wenatchee, Washington, adopting the annual budget of the City for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 2022 – Josh DeLay, Finance Director. Mayor Crawford suspended the second reading. Motion by Councilmember Tidd to adopt Ordinance 2021-24, adopting the 2022 annual budget for the City of East Wenatchee as presented. Councilmember Magdoff seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0). 4. Presentations. None. 5. Department Report. None. 6. Mayor’s Report. a. Events Director Trina Elmes shared with the council that the Wings and Wishes, tree lighting festivities is scheduled on December 2, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. Ms. Elmes also shared that the Santa’s ride around town event is scheduled for December 4, 2021, 1:00 -3:00 p.m. Comments provided by Councilmember Magdoff. b. Mayor Crawford announced that she will be bringing forward the 2022 Council Committee & Board Assignments. The Mayor asked the Council to contact her if there are any requests for changes. c. Mayor Crawford asked the council to begin their consideration of who they would like to nominate as the 2022 Mayor Pro tempore. d. Mayor Crawford shared with the Council that she and staff have been working on a staff appreciation event in December. Nothing has been decided yet. 7. Action Items. a. Finance Director Josh DeLay presented the first reading of Ordinance 2021-23, fixing and confirming the salaries and compensation to be paid to certain officials and employees of the City of East Wenatchee during the year 2022. Mayor Crawford suspended the second reading. 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.) 11/16/2021 Council Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 5 Motion by Councilmember Tidd to adopt Ordinance 2021-23, fixing and confirming the salaries and compensation to be paid to certain officials and employees during the year 2022. Councilmember Raab seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0). b. Finance Director Josh DeLay presented the first reading of Ordinance 2021-25, amending Ordinance 2020-20, which set the City of East Wenatchee 2021 budget. Mayor Crawford suspended the second reading. Motion by Councilmember Hepner to adopt Ordinance 2021-25, amending Ordinance 2020-20 as presented. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0). c. Assistant City Attorney Sean Lewis presented a first reading of Ordinance 2021-26, amending section 10.04.070 of the East Wenatchee Municipal Code changing the penalty for committing the infraction of inattentive driving. Mayor Crawford suspended the second reading. Comments provided by Councilmember Magdoff, Councilmember Hepner and Councilmember Johnson. Motion by Councilmember Sterk to approve Ordinance 2021-26 amending section 10.04.070 of the East Wenatchee Municipal Code as presented. Councilmember Raab seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0). d. Community Development Director Lori Barnett presented the second reading of Ordinance 2021-27, authorizing a new franchise service agreement with Waste Management of Washington, Inc. (“Waste Management”) for solid waste collection, disposal, recycling, and other services. Motion by Councilmember Tidd to adopt Resolution 2021-27, authorizing a new franchise service agreement with Waste Management and authorize the Mayor to sign the 2022-2031 Waste Management Agreement as amended. Councilmember Sterk seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0). e. Planning Manager Curtis Lillquist presented the first reading of Ordinance 2021-28, related to the administration of development regulations amending and replacing Title 19 of the East Wenatchee Municipal Code, containing a severability clause, and establishing an effective date. Mayor Crawford suspended the second reading. Comments provided by Councilmember Hepner. Motion by Councilmember Sterk to adopt Ordinance 2021-28, amending and replacing Title 19 of the East Wenatchee Municipal Code as presented. Councilmember Hepner seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0). 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.) 11/16/2021 Council Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 5 f. Mayor Crawford presented Resolution 2021-24, authorizing the Mayor to execute an Interlocal Agreement among the City of East Wenatchee, Douglas County, Chelan County, and the City of Wenatchee to establish and maintain a multi-jurisdictional SWAT Team. Comments provided by Councilmember Tidd. Motion by Councilmember Magdoff to approve Resolution 2021-24 and authorize the Mayor to sign the Interlocal Agreement as presented. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0). g. Mayor Crawford presented a 2022-2025 Professional Services Agreement between the City of East Wenatchee and the Master Gardener Foundation of Chelan County for Maintenance and Landscaping of the Japanese Garden (8th Street NE and Eastmont Ave.) Comments provided by Councilmember Magdoff and Councilmember Tidd. Motion by Councilmember Tidd to authorize the Mayor to execute the 2022-2025 agreement between the City of East Wenatchee and the Master Gardener Foundation of Chelan County for upkeep of the Japanese Garden as presented. Councilmember Magdoff seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0). h. Planning Manager Curtis Lillquist presented a Professional Services Agreement for Temporary Building Official Services by Blades Code Services, Ephrata WA. Comments provided by Councilmember Magdoff and Councilmember Hepner. Motion by Councilmember Hepner to authorize the Mayor to sign the Professional Services Agreement with Blades Code Services for an amount not to exceed $5,000.00 as presented. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0). i. Mayor Crawford presented a 2022-2025 Professional Services Agreement between the City of East Wenatchee and Clarke W. Tibbits for Municipal Court Judge. Motion by Councilmember Magdoff to authorize the Mayor to sign and enter into an agreement with Clarke W. Tibbits for Municipal Court Judge as presented. Councilmember Tidd seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0). 8. Council Reports & Announcements. a. Councilmember Tidd attended a Transportation Expo in Orlando, Florida. He reported some innovations soon coming to our valley and Link Transit. b. Councilmember Magdoff reminded the Council that a Workshop is scheduled on Thursday, November 18.