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East Wenatchee City Council Meeting
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
East Wenatchee City Hall
271 9th Street NE
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
Minutes
In attendance: Staff in attendance:
Mayor Jerrilea Crawford Curtis Lillquist, Community Development Director
Councilmember Harry Raab Josh DeLay, Finance Director
Councilmember Robert Tidd Trina Elmes, Events Director/PIO
Councilmember Sasha Sleiman Garren Melton, Public Works Manager
Councilmember Shayne Magdoff Angela Tuetken, Deputy City Clerk
Councilmember Christine Johnson
Councilmember Matthew Hepner
6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting.
Call to Order, Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance.
Motion by Councilmember Tidd to excuse Councilmember Sterk from the meeting.
Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0).
1. Consent Items:
Vouchers:
a. Date: 11/15/2022, Checks: 57739-57791, in the amount of $523,396.43
b. Payroll Certification for October 2022
Minutes:
c. 11/01/2022 Meeting Minutes
d. 11/10/2022 Council Workshop Meeting Minutes
Motion by Councilmember Tidd to approve amended agenda and consent items.
Councilmember Hepner seconded the motion. Motion Carried (6-0).
2. Citizen Requests/Comments. None
3. Presentations. None
4. Department Report. None
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5. Mayor’s Report.
a. Mayor Crawford presented the 2022 Diabetes Awareness Month proclamation,
declaring November 2022 as Diabetes Awareness Month.
b. Mayor Crawford shared with the Council that the Employee Holiday Luncheon is
scheduled on December 15, 2022 and requested their attendance to help serve Chili
to staff.
c. Events Director/PIO Trina Elmes provided information regarding the Wings ‘n Wishes
Tree Lighting Holiday Event scheduled on December 1, 2022, and Santa’s Ride-
Around-Town scheduled on December 3, 2022. Columbia Crane volunteered to
decorate the tree for the lighting.
6. Action Items.
a. Finance Director Josh DeLay presented the second reading of Ordinance 2022-25,
fixing and confirming the salaries and compensation to be paid to certain officials
and employees of the City of East Wenatchee during the year 2023.
Comments provided by Councilmember Magdoff.
Motion by Councilmember Sleiman to approve Ordinance 2022-25, fixing and
confirming the 2023 salaries to be paid to certain officials and employees of the
City. Councilmember Raab seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0).
b. Finance Director Josh DeLay presented the second reading of Ordinance 2022-26,
adopting the annual budget of the city for the fiscal year commencing January 1,
2023.
Motion by Councilmember Tidd to approve Ordinance 2022-26, adopting the 2023
annual budget as presented. Councilmember Magdoff seconded the motion.
Motion carried (6-0).
c. Public Works Manager Garren Melton presented Resolution 2022-52, selecting a
qualified manufacturer, and authorizing the purchase of signal poles for use in the
3rd St. SE & Rock Island Road signal project.
Comments provided by Councilmember Hepner and Councilmember Johnson.
Motion by Councilmember Sleiman to approve Resolution 2022-52, approving the
selection of The Lighting Group for the purchase of the signal poles and related
assemblies for use in the City’s 3rd St. SE & Rock Island Road signal project, as
presented. Councilmember Hepner seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0).
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d. Mayor Crawford presented Resolution 2022-53, to approve the selected Telephone
System RFP proposal submitted by Interwest Communications Corporation and
authorize the Mayor to sign an agreement for installation services with NEC
Univerge Blue for Telephone Services /Interwest Communications services for an
amount not to exceed $6,000.00.
Comments provided by Councilmember Magdoff.
Motion by Councilmember Magdoff to approve Resolution 2022-53, approving the
selection of NEC Univerge Blue for Telephone Services/Interwest Communications,
and authorize the Mayor to sign an agreement for an amount not to exceed
$6,000.00 as presented.
e. Public Works Manager Garren Melton presented Resolution 2022-55, authorizing
the Mayor to execute Change Order No. 2 between the City of East Wenatchee and
Selland Construction Inc. for the Hamilton Street Rebuild Project (2021-02) in the
amount of $981,821.
Comments provided by Councilmember Tidd, Councilmember Hepner,
Councilmember Johnson, and Councilmember Magdoff.
Motion by Councilmember Tidd to approve Resolution 2022-55, authorizing the
Mayor to execute Change Order No. 2 between the City of East Wenatchee and
Selland Construction Inc. for an amount not to exceed $981,821 as presented.
Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0).
f. Public Works Manager Garren Melton presented Resolution 2022-56, authorizing
the Mayor to execute Change Order No. 1 between the City of East Wenatchee and
Selland Construction Inc. for the 9th St. NE & Valley Mall Parkway Intersection
Improvement Project (2019-07).
Comments provided by Councilmember Tidd.
Motion by Councilmember Tidd to approve Resolution 2022-56, authorizing the
Mayor to execute Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $124,358 between the City
of East Wenatchee and Selland Construction Inc. for the 9th St. NE & Valley Mall
Parkway Intersection Improvement Project. Councilmember Magdoff seconded the
motion. Motion carried (6-0).
g. Public Works Manager Garren Melton presented Resolution 2022-57, affirming the
declaration of emergency and the emergency contract between the City of East
Wenatchee and Pipkin Construction for emergency repairs for the Grant Road
Stormwater Pipe.
Comments provided by Councilmember Hepner, Councilmember Magdoff and
Councilmember Tidd.
Motion by Councilmember Johnson to approve Resolution 2022-57, affirming the
declaration of an emergency and authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement
between the City of East Wenatchee and Pipkin Construction for emergency Grant