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East Wenatchee City Council Meeting
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
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 John Sterk Josh DeLay, Finance Director
Councilmember Harry Raab Erik Hampton, Assistant Police Chief
Councilmember Robert Tidd Rick Johnson, Police Chief
Councilmember Matthew Hepner Garren Melton, Public Works Manager
Councilmember Shayne Magdoff Trina Elmes, Event Director/ PIO
Councilmember Christine Johnson Anna Laura Leon, City Clerk
6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting.
1. Call to Order, Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance.
Motion by Councilmember Tidd to excuse Councilmember Sleiman from the meeting.
Councilmember Hepner seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0).
2. Consent Items:
Vouchers:
a. Date: 05-02-2023, Checks: 58473-58531, in the amount of $244,688.97.
Minutes:
b. 04-13-2023 Council Workshop Minutes.
c. 04-18-2023 Council Meeting Minutes.
Motion by Councilmember Tidd to approve consent items. Councilmember Johnson
seconded the motion. Motion Carried (6-0).
3. Citizen Requests/Comments.
Public comment was given by Resident Eric Barnes and Resident Nathan Scott. Please
see Attachment A.
4. Presentations.
a. Councilmember Tidd read a Proclamation declaring the month of May 2023 as Bike
Month.
i. Riley Shewak, member of the organization Bike Wenatchee Valley, was
present to accept the proclamation.
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5. Department Report.
a. Police Chief Rick Johnson presented the 2023 Police Department Annual Report.
Comments provided by Councilmember Tidd, Councilmember Hepner and
Councilmember Johnson.
6. Action Items.
a. Assistant Police Chief Erik Hampton presented Resolution 2023-27, authorizing the
Mayor to enter and execute an independent contractor agreement with Chelan
County PUD for Police Services.
Comments provided by Councilmember Magdoff.
Motion by Councilmember Tidd to approve Resolution 2023-27, authorizing Mayor
Crawford to enter and execute an independent contractor agreement with Chelan
County PUD for Police Services on the Loop Trail as presented in Exhibit A.
Councilmember Magdoff seconded the motion. Motion carried (6-0).
b. Events Director/PIO Trina Elmes presented the East Wenatchee Events Board
Funding Recommendation for Lodging Tax for the Eastmont Winter Classic AAU
Basketball Tournament.
Comments provided by Councilmember Hepner and Councilmember Tidd.
Motion by Councilmember Sterk to authorize Mayor Crawford to execute an
agreement with Eastmont Parks and Recreation for an amount not to exceed
$8,000 for the Eastmont Winter Classic AAU Basketball Tournament that was held
on February 25-27, 2023. Councilmember Hepner seconded the motion. Motion
carried (6-0).
7. Mayor’s Report.
a. Mayor Crawford shared information on the City’s Classy Chassis Parade and Car
Show taking place on May 5th and 6th 2023.
b. Mayor Crawford shared information regarding the closure of a lane on the north
side of 9th Street (between Valley Mall Parkway and Sunset highway) during the
week of May 8th, 2023, to complete the sidewalk project in the area. She also
indicated the closure of that intersection would take place to install light poles for
the new traffic signals during the night of May 15th and into the morning of Tuesday
May 16th, 2023.
c. Mayor Crawford shared information on the Grant Street Rebuild Project and
postcards that were distributed to the businesses and residents in the area. Data is
being collected via an online survey to determine a work plan to execute the project
in a timely manner.
Mayor Crawford shared that Bill 5001, concerning public facility districts created by
at least two city or county legislative authorities, was passed by Washington State