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Home My WebLink About1/24/2006 - City Council - City Council Meeting MinutesCITY OF EAST WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL CONVENED MAYOR STEVEN C. LACY, PRESIDING JANUARY 24, 2006 6:30 P.M. OATH OF OFFICE George Buckner was sworn into Council Position No. 4, with the oath of office given by Mayor Steven C. Lacy. ROLL CALL Councilmembers Present: Councilmember Raab, Councilmember DeWitt, Councilmember Aiken, Councilmember Hendricks, Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember McCourt, Councilmember Buckner, and Mayor Lacy. Staff Present: Dana Barnard, Linda Countryman, Bob Goodman, Randy Harrison, Lori Barnett, Teresa Allen, and Joan Sims. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Councilmember Raab was excused from the meeting at 6:40 p.m. MAYORS REPORT Mayor Lacy said as he was unable to attend the January 10a' Council meeting he would like to formally welcome Councilmember Johnson to the East Wenatchee City Council. Mayor Lacy said he met with Douglas County Sewer. District Commissioner Wayne Barnhart regarding comments made in the Wenatchee Business Journal relating to economic development in the Greater East Wenatchee Area. Mr. Barnhart explained some of the things the Sewer District has been doing over the last several years to promote economic development in the East Wenatchee area. Mayor Lacy said he took the opportunity to discuss with Mr. Barnhart his personal view on consolidating the utilities in the municipality in the area. Mayor Lacy said he feels there has not been enough communication between the City and the utility districts over the last few years to create continuity with the plans of the City and the Sewer District and Water District when it comes to development in our area. He added they discussed forming a liaison between the City and the Sewer District in the near future to deal with new developments in the area. Mayor Lacy said Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce Director Craig Larsen recently gave a presentation regarding a Tourism Promotion Area (TPA). Mayor Lacy said this has gone forward and the Wenatchee Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau (WVCVB) and the Hotel/Motel Association are moving forward with a petition for the creation of a Tourism Promotion Area (TPA). Mayor Lacy in reviewing the material regarding a PTA and the state statute, in order for a City to form its own TPA the city has to exist in a county with a population of greater than 40,000. Therefore the City of East Wenatchee can not form a TPA of its own but it can participate by Interlocal Agreement with another City that does meet the criteria to form a TPA. 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She added if a city elects to take on the responsibility for homeless programs, it must adopt a plan and it will be eligible for a share of the county's portion of the surcharge funds. Ms. Barnett said that 40% of the funds sent to the state are used for administration and a grant program. The state is able to keep 12.5% of the amount for administration and the remainder goes in to a fund that will be used for homeless housing programs. The act envisions that local governments will apply for those funds through a grant program. Councilmember Aiken said he had concerns of how the homeless are counted. Councilmember Hendricks said the County could have opted out of the program in July 2005. Mayor Lacy read the resolution title. RESOLUTION NO. 06-02 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON, SUPPORTING THE ADOPTION BY THE DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE TEN-YEAR PLAN TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS IN CHELAN AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES. Council Action: A motion was made to adopt the resolution supporting the Douglas County Commissioners of the 10 year plan to reduce homelessness in Chelan and Douglas by Councilmember Johnson, second by Councilmember DeWitt. The motion carried, 4-2. (Aiken, Hendricks) COUNCIL REPORTS Councilmember Johnson said LINK voted to increase transit fares at the last Board Meeting. LINK then received a grant for its operating and capital budget. Therefore a special meeting was held to rescind the increase in transit fares that would have become effective March 2006. Councilmember McCourt said at the Council of Governments (COG) meeting held January 19`h, the members decided to revisit the animal control contract issue again and asked all jurisdictions to bring ten copies of their current contract to the April 20`h COG meeting. Councilmember McCourt said she attended the Board of Health meeting in which they were given a presentation on the bird flu pandemic. She added she would like to see if the presentation could be shown at a future Council meeting to see what our involvement as a City would be. Councilmember Hendricks asked the status of the Kentucky Avenue area annexation census. He also asked the status of street projects. Community Development Director Barnett said her department is finalizing the total count and hopes to have it completed by Thursday. 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