HomeMy WebLinkAbout7/22/2008 - City Council - City Council Meeting MinutesCITY OF EAST WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON
REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL CONVENED
MAYOR STEVEN C. LACY, PRESIDING
JULY 22, 2008
6:30 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Councilmember's Present:, Councilmember McCourt, Councilmember Barnhart, Councilmember
Hendricks, Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Buckner, Councilmember Raab, Councilmember
Bremmer, and Mayor Lacy.
Staff Present: Dana Barnard, Devin Poulson, Brandon Mauseth, Joan Sims, Randy Harrison, Nick
Gerde, and Ralph Aiken III.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CITIZEN COMMENTS
Mike McCourt, 343 N. Georgia Avenue, asked if the Street Department would look at a hedge that has
grown over the right-of-way along 4`h Street NE. Mr. McCourt also asked if the City had taken any action
with regards to a previous request to look at placing a crosswalk on Grant Road at Georgia Avenue. He
said that a lot of elder people would like to see a crosswalk installed in that intersection.
Infrastructure and Operations Manager Brandon Mauseth said there is a process in which the property
owner is sent a letter giving them a set amount of time to remove the vegetation and if the property
owners do not comply within the allotted time given them, the Street Department would then remove the
vegetation and bill the property owner.
Mayor Lacy said the crosswalk on Grant Road is a more difficult proposition and will require more study
because sometimes crosswalks are more dangerous if they are placed in an area that may create a hazard
rather than a solution. Mr. Mauseth said he has been looking into this as well at the 10t' Street NE and
Grover Avenue area.
Mike Bocatch, 331 Valley Mall Parkway, said he was present at this meeting due to an article in the
Wenatchee World dated July 10, 2008, titled, "New plan, new players for Eastside Sports Facility", he
said if the Boys and Girls Club takes over the project and managing the fields, he is concerned that the
senior adult softball will be excluded from the entire project. Mayor Lacy said this was not placed on this
agenda. However, Council has received information in their packet which will be discussed during the
Mayor's Report.
Mr. Bocatch said he is part of the Golden Age Softball League which currently has 210 players, with an
average increase of 20 players per year. He said there are fifteen teams registered for 2009. They
currently promote three weekend tournaments at Walla Walla Point Park that would probably double if
they were allowed to use the Sports complex softball facility. The practices at the Sports complex would
bring in ball players which would bring in more revenue to the City. The current shortage of available ball
fields at Walla Walla Point Park and Hydro Park for adult softball causes the season to end in mid July.
He added those who are members of the Golden Age softball league will be taking part in an end of
season picnic being held at the Hydro Park Picnic area on Monday, July 28, 2008, at 6:00 pm and invited
Council to attend.
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Councilmember Johnson said from his perspective he would like to hear from the Storm Water Utility
committee before making a commitment. He would also like to look forward 30-50 years and if the
prognostication was that 30-50 years from now, if the City needed that space, would that change their
plans. Mr. Sims said that if they -were to lease the property they would like to lease with an option to buy
it sometime in the future.
Mayor Lacy said in listening to this discussion it appears that there may be a ratification of these plans by
the Storm Water Utility. He suggested that if Council is interested in a negotiation to occur they should
give approval with a contingency, giving Apple Valley Honda the ability to negotiate with the City in
order to move forward on this project.
Councilmember Johnson reiterated his concerns with regards to the Storm Water Utility as there are times
when things occur that we do not anticipate.
Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember Bremmer, second by Councilmember Buckner,
to allow City staff to negotiate with Apple Valley Honda for the sale or lease of this property. The motion
carried, 6-0. (Barnhart recused)
MAYORS REPORT
Mayor Lacy stated that at the previous Council meeting he would provide Councilmembers with a
strategic plan outline of the Sports complex along with a letter from Ted Woodard, Senior District
Manager at Waste Management, and a letter from Bill Tsoukalas, the president of the Washington State
Alliance of the Boys and Girls Club.
Mayor Lacy said the changes that have occurred to the strategic plan are positive in the sense that it gets
the City out of management business when it comes to that kind of a program. When he first started
having discussions with Waste Management as well as the SpotsPlex and others in the community about
this potential proposal it was with the idea that he favored it as a result of a long standing policy that the
City has, which encourages the development of recreational tourism as an economic resource for the
valley. The City of East Wenatchee has had a standing written policy that encourages the recreational
tourism as the primary economic driver in the valley, understanding that the City still has substantial
reliance upon agricultural, and not discounting it, but understanding it is the future for our area
economically and in terms of better economic vitality.
Mayor Lacy said he started looking for ways that he could further that policy and when this project came
up it fit right in because of the opportunity to serve the outlying communities when it came to the idea of
sports tournaments. Not just youth sports, but also with respect to adults and to the extent that the project
would fit adult use, and has not heard anything yet that would indicate that the City would not have the
flexibility to build this project to accommodate adult use. However, at this time the City does not have the
project designed and until that happens we can not answer that question. The proposal does not exclude
the idea of serving adult use on these sports fields.
Mayor Lacy said it does add to the project in a great way, the ability to serve the community in ways
other than just outdoor sports. It also has a potential to serve our youth in terms of winter activities, and
mentorship activities through the Boys & Girls Club (BGC). From that standpoint he likes the direction
this project is going. He added that if he could speak for Mr. Ted Woodard at Waste Management he
knows that they like the direction because Waste Management is the driving funding source of this and
their interest is primarily in becoming a partner with the City to provide a benefit to the youth of the
community. Therefore, it is enhanced by the entree into this project potentially of the Boys & Girls Club
(BGC) and the Cal Ripken, Sr., Foundation (CRSF).
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scholarships for youth it has never been able to put together programs that are free without participation
of the community. He said the BGC could offer a benefit to the community that no one else could provide
because the City could do something with a potential funding source of up to millions of dollars a year
while having economic benefit to the community.
Mayor Lacy said the agreement the City would have with the BGC to build and operate the facility on
behalf of the City is not limited to a total number of years. He said it is a permanent asset, the twenty-five
years simply has to do with the length of time that we would collect a host fee from Waste Management.
His expectation is that it would be paid for and self-supporting long before those twenty five years are up.
So we do not have to depend on Waste Management for operational expenses or having to only operate as
long as Waste Management is giving that host fee, and after ten to fifteen years that host fee will be
coming to the City free with the ability to be used for other things.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Consideration of Minutes — Regular Session, July 8, 2008
Consideration of Bills
Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember Johnson, second by Councilmember McCourt,
to approve the consent calendar as presented. The motion carried, 7-0.
Vouchers audited and certified by the auditing officer as required by RCW 42.24.080 and those expense
reimbursement claims certified as required by RCW 42.24.090 have been recorded in a listing, which has
been made available to Council.
As of this date, July 22, 2008, Council does approve warrant numbers 20426 through 20496 in the total
amount of $150,668.26. Warrant number 20452 was voided.
Council does approve payroll warrant numbers 26530 through 26535, 26536 through 26621, and direct
deposit payroll warrant numbers 00174 through 00193, in the total amount of $313,389.36, paid July 5,
2008, for the month of June 2008. Warrant number 26583 was voided.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
08-07-05 A discussion on the preferred method to manage the three maple trees lining 9 b Street NE
in front of City Hall.
Street Superintendent Brandon Mauseth said the Street Crew have been working on installation of
irrigation lines along with an automatic sprinkler system. He said he would like to take this opportunity to
present this report to Council with regards to managing the three maple trees in front of City Hall. He said
Street Maintenance Worker, Bill Cass, had reported that the trees were damaged last year and he is
concerned about how to manage the trees.
Mayor Lacy stated that people love the big trees and if they are removed, the City may hear complaints.
Mr. Mauseth asked Council for directions on how to proceed with the trees. He suggested three options
which include:
1. Remove the trees and plant new trees offset from the overhead power lines to avoid the need for
"toping" and letting the trees grow to maturity.
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